Westminster, VT

Walter Stewart Allbee, 78, passed away March 25^th, 2022.  Walt was the son of Stewart and Margaret (Perry) Allbee, born September 26, 1943 in Bellows Falls, VT.

He was a graduate of Bellows Falls Union High School Class of 1962. 

On November 30^th, 1968, he married his wife Priscilla (Cote) in Saint Johnsbury, VT.  They were married for nearly 54 years.  They made their home in Westminster, VT and enjoyed summers together at Miles Pond in Concord VT. 

Walt had very fond memories of growing up on his family’s farm in Westminster, VT.  There he gained his love and talent for animals, farming, building and fixing all things.  He built carts to bring scraps from the diner across the road, with a seat to haul his brother Dave. He and Dave got in many shenanigans together, including turning on the electric fence when the hired man was all wrapped up in a bundle of it!  He raised pairs of oxen and told many stories of life on the farm, his horses, working in the woods with his Father and Grandfather, his dog Buster and his black and white pony Flicka.

As a teenager, Walt worked at Brooks Sales Stables, getting horses off the train and caring for them.   He acquired a horse named Lightning that no one else could handle and trained him to ride.  He loved animals, and they loved him.

Walt was a lover of the outdoors.  He enjoyed hunting, especially with his son Jason.  He was always in search of the elusive white tail with a big rack of horns. He called himself the “Morse Brook Road Gun Walker” because he didn’t ever see any deer, but loved to be outdoors hunting.  He also loved fishing and boating at his favorite place, Miles Pond.  He loved to work with his hands and could fix anything.  He made beautiful bird houses and loved to tinker in his shop.  He always kept the camp and the house in tip top shape and freshly painted.  There was nothing broken that he couldn’t fix. He enjoyed a lot of “fix it” projects and building sheds and chicken houses with Alisa.  In the middle of the project he would say “Who got us into this, anyway”?!!!! But was always pretty proud of how the project turned out. 

Walt was an active member of the Top of the World ATV Club in Concord, VT.  He enjoyed working on the trails and riding all over the Northeast Kingdom. He was always out riding the trails with his sparkly red four wheeler named “Big Ruby” that matched his daughter Alisa’s named “Little Ruby”.  He kept it washed and waxed and always shiny. He loved a good burn out! He loved diesel pickups, the louder the better, and big loud Harleys.  If he saw a big rig on the interstate with a lot of chrome, he would always give it an enthusiastic thumbs up!

Walt worked with his brother in law, building and maintaining pools in the summer.  When pool season was over, he was a school bus driver for the Windham Northeast Supervisory Union for forty years.  At one point he had figured out how many trips he had taken up Morse Brook Road. It was too many to count! 

Walt was always there with a chuckle, a mischievous grin and a joke.  He tooted his bus horn at different places around town every morning and afternoon.  You could set your watch to his tooting horn!  He loved to laugh.  He loved a good story.  He had an old Yankee sense of humor.  He was quite fond of giving the “Allbee special wave” and gave this special wave to all of his dear friends.  He loved good food and lots of it. He was always so appreciative of his wife Cilla’s homemade bread, brownies and delicious creations and he had the metabolism that could deal with at least one donut a day, plus many other goodies.  

Walter will be dearly missed by his family and friends.  He had no idea in life how loved he was by so many.  He had so many friends that he didn’t even know about because he was a friend to all.  He will also be missed by the thousands of kids that grew up riding his bus.

Walter is survived by his wife, Priscilla, a son Jason Allbee and wife Andrea (Brattleboro, VT) a daughter Alisa and her husband Andy Daigneault (Westminster, VT) his brother David and wife Claude Allbee (Westminster, VT), sister in law Lori and husband Dick Miller (Westminster, VT), sister in law Linda and husband Gerry Veilleux (Charlotte, VT), brother in law Paul Cote (Concord, VT) and several nieces and nephews that thought the world of him.  He is also survived by his dog Patchie and cat Molly, whom he adored and his Grand Dogs Ozzy, Winston and Mileau, and the mini horses that live next door at Alisa’s Chiefy, Buttercup and Colby.  He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Ginny. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests sending a donation to Westminster Cares 3534 US-5, Westminster, VT 05158

Arrangements are being made at the Fenton and Hennessey Funeral Home, 55 Westminster St. Bellows Falls, VT 05101

Services will be held Saturday April 2, 2022 at 10:00 AM at the Westminster Congregational Church. The family would appreciate that attendees wear a mask at the service.