Biography: Walter Pickett

DAVID PEREZ - Walter Pickett was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi but grew up in the Chicago area. Shortly thereafter he joined the Air Force and was stationed here in Southern California. After the Air Force, Walter attended UC Irvine and enrolled in the Social Ecology-Criminal Justice Program from 1977 through 1980. He then started a career in sales for about 30 years. He is now working in Contract Security for Boeing Corporation in Long Beach, CA. Among his many hobbies he also enjoys the role of Assistant Basketball Coach of the Varsity Team at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, CA.

Walter has had a 20 year long interest in clocks and their repair all the while collecting them whenever he can. Clocks and vintage pocket watches are his favorite. Swap meets, garage sales and es- tate sales are especially fun and occasionally one can get a “great find” while on the hunt.

He is looking forward to retirement and Barbara, his lovely wife, encouraged him to find a local NAWCC chapter to join. Especially important, she said, was to have the ability to repair clocks to keep his hobby interests alive and well long into the future—well into retirement.

Walter has taken Barbara’s direction to heart and has completed the Chapter 190-sponsored Field Suitcase Workshops 101 and 102. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Chapter 190.