WALTER BONAME
OXFORD – The Boname family received tragic news on Monday evening. Captain Walter B. Boname, a native of Oxford, died tragically in an auto accident on Eleuthera, the Bahamas, on the evening of Feb. 4, 2013.
Walter was brought into the world on Feb. 29, 1956 by his grandfather, Mat G. Boname, M.D. , a lifelong Oxford resident who practiced medicine in his Oxford home from 1926 until shortly before his death in 1996.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Boname, formerly of Oxford, presently residing near Hershey, PA. Walter was a 1974 Graduate of OACHS. He studied marine biology at Southampton College in Long Island. In 1980, Walter founded the Dreadnought Seafood Company in Oxford. In the late 1980s, Walter moved with his family to the St. Lawrence River community of Clayton, and started Lindavue Adventures, a chartering and guiding service. Walter was an avid outdoorsman, yachtsman, fisherman and an accomplished water skier.
It is no surprise that Mr. Boname was beloved by so many. He was a multi-talented, compassionate man with a joie de vivre that was contagious.
He is survived by his wife Audrey Block Boname; his daughters, Holly Carolyn Boname, of Watertown, Julia Elizabeth Boname of Rochester; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Boname; his sister Linda Boname Mithaug and her husband, Derek, of Roseland, NJ; his sister Dr. Mary E. Boname and her husband Ben Fazio, of Ringoes, NJ; nieces, Lauren Cirenza of Columbia, MD and Anna Cirenza of Boulder, CO; and a nephew, James R. Cirenza of Los Angeles, CA.
Walter was pre-deceased by a brother, David Alan Boname (March 28, 1958 - April 1, 1958) and a sister, Elizabeth Boname (March 30, 1967 - March 30, 1967).
For those wishing to offer condolences to the family, there is a viewing at the Cummings Funeral Home in Clayton from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at The River Community Church in Clayton. Plans are currently underway for a celebration of Walter’s life in his hometown in the summer of 2013. A graveside service at Riverside Cemetery in Oxford will be arranged at a future date .
In lieu of flowers, the Boname family asks you to help continue Walter’s legacy by sending donations to the “Kids To Camp Fund”: a summer environmental education camp. Donations may be sent to NYSOGA, Attention Craig Tryon 2365 Olanco Road, Marietta, NY 13110.