WALTER THEODORE BULSON

Walter Theodore Bulson, 85, of Lancaster, died at at Woodcrest Villa, (formerly of Forest Road) Lancaster, PA.on Sunday, January 8, 2012. Born in Stony Point, NY, he was the son of the late Theodore Bulson and Grace Baisley Bulson Mathews and was the husband of Carolyn J. Bulson for 61 years, well known flutist and teacher who died May 15, 2011. A retired Senior Staff Engineer from Armstrong World Industries Innovation Center, he earned a Master of Science in Chemistry degree from Franklin and Marshall College in 1969 and is a registered Professional Engineer. After graduation as a Chemical Engineer from Clarkson University in 1947, he worked at Kay Fried Chemicals in West Haverstraw, NY, for eight years; then joined Armstrong World Industries in 1955. He was involved for seven years in Armstrong’s Acoustical Department of Building Products including new formulations and product innovations, including Mylar covered tile. From 1962 to 1989, Walt established Chemical Process Development at the Research Center, his “Make or Buy” economic studies for the Purchasing Department assisted in proper price structures for many chemical intermediates. With the advent of new flooring coatings, he developed Chemical Processes at Research, projected the required equipment and helped establish the large scale production of several generations of flooring coating, including NO WAX, as well as a variety of special developmental chemicals. Walt is listed in WHO’S WHO IN THE EAST, WHO’S WHO IN TECHNOLOGY and MECH OF ACHIEVEMENT. The author of several technical articles, he holds ten US patents and received several Armstrong awards. He was a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Association of Cost Engineers (president 1971-1972), American Chemical Society, Society for the Advancement of Management, Lancaster Red Rose Toastmasters (president 1975) and the Lancaster County Speakers bureau (secretary since 1989). He received several trophies as the Speakers Bureau SPEAKER OF THE YEAR. One year he gave “fifty-one” presentations. He taught Speechcraft to high school students. He was a CONTACT volunteer with 2200 hours of service, a member and Deacon at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Formerly he served as an Elder and Sunday School teacher at First Presbyterian Church. Walt was president of the Lancaster County Table Tennis League, and received recognition in the sport of table tennis. He traveled extensively in the USA and in foreign countries and many speeches for the Speakers Bureau were based on these travels. Surviving are two daughters; Linda R, wife of Galen Kauffman of Lancaster, and Nancy G., wife of retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Willis Shanor, of Edmond, Oklahoma, and two grandchildren; Stephanie Shanor and Andrew Shanor. Other survivors include a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Doris Longfritz Mehne and Paul Mehne, of Mendenhall, PA, nephews and nieces. Family and friends are invited to attend Walter’s Memorial Service at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. John S. Light officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Private interment will be in Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made in Walter’s name to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601-4604, Mennonite Home Communities, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601.

WALTER THEODORE BULSON

January 10, 2012