Mike Walton

Mike Walton, age 62, of Wayne passed Tuesday, August 10, 2021.

He was born in Montclair to his father, the late Joseph Edward (d. 1993), and his surviving mother Sue Walton.  Mike was raised in the Packanack Lake section of Wayne and graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the Class of 1977.  He was a standout athlete and excelled on the high school football, baseball, and basketball teams.  He continued his education at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and later Trenton State University in New Jersey having played football at both institutions.

Mike’s first job as a teenager was working at Buxton’s Restaurant in Wayne. For the past thirty years Mike was the owner of the Walton Painting Co. in Wayne.

Mike lived life by his own terms and will be remembered as an outgoing guy who was just fun to be around.  He always had a positive, uplifting way about him.  He had an encyclopedia-like knowledge of all sorts of things along with being well organized, creative, dedicated, respectful, and the kind of person whose loyalty was unwavering.  He was a huge sports fan and loved the NY Mets, NY Knicks, but most of all he was a lifelong NY Jets fan with Season Tickets for as long as anyone can remember.  Most of all, Mike loved, adored, and was dedicated to his boys Ed and Matthew. Mike’s life revolved around his boys and he took great pleasure in watching them grow into men.

Mike was the loving and devoted father of Ed Walton and Matthew Walton both of Wayne; he was the cherished son of the late Joseph Edward Walton (d. 1993) and his surviving mother Suzanne Walton of Asheville, NC; he was the dearly loved brother of Tom Walton of Nantucket, MA, Patty Fast of Asheville, NC, Andy Walton (Kathy) of Oak Ridge, and Jennifer Ware (Steve) of Asheville, NC; he was the loving uncle of Brendan, Lisa Marie, Andrew, Joe, Allie, Tommy, and Faith; and several loving cousins.