Walter G. Bilowz

It is with heavy hearts but with the hope of eternal life in Christ that we announce the passing of Walter G. Bilowz on March 4, 2025. Walter was born in Chelsea MA on November 19, 1929. He was 95 years old. He was the son of Walter and Helen (nee Czarniawski) Bilowz. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother. He is survived by his wife Phyllis (nee Coffey) Bilowz with whom he was married for 54 years. Together they had three children, Brian Bilowz and his wife Amy and their three children Hannah, Joshua and Noah, Peter and his wife Linda and their two children William and Brooke, and Stacie Siwik and her husband Douglas and their son Jacob. He is predeceased by his former wife Jean (nee Wilson) Bilowz with whom he had two children, Craig Bilowz and his wife Gail and Gregory Bilowz and his wife Ann. He is also survived by his sisters Helen Smith and Barbara Campbell. He loved his family fiercely.
Walter graduated from Thayer Academy and received his AB degree from Harvard University and his JD degree from BU School of Law in 1956. Walter loved music particularly playing the ukulele and singing with his wife as well as entertaining his friends and hosting cocktail parties. He coached soccer and hockey for his children for many years. His family will remember him as an experienced outdoorsman. He had a love for hunting, river fishing as well as saltwater fishing and shellfishing in Chatham. He also was an avid gardener, something he inherited from his mother and passed down to his children. He was often found in the kitchen whipping up homemade soups and stews from scratch using what he caught and what he picked. He was an experienced carpenter and a talented tinkerer. He learned the craft from his father who built bowling alleys, homes and was an accomplished inventor. He chose to retire in Chatham, MA the same town in which he first met his wife, to be close to what he loved most, the Atlantic Ocean.
Others may remember him as is a trial attorney. He practiced law for 40 years from 1958-1998 in the Boston area. He litigated many jury trials in MA and the federal courts. He argued appeals before the MA Supreme Judicial Court, the Appeals Court and federal appellate courts. Walter embodied civic service serving the Town of North Reading as a selectman, (Chairman 1968), Town Counsel, Chairman of the Hillview Study Committee and member of the Hillview Golf Commission. Walter was proud of his work helping the town acquire the Hillview Golf Course and ultimately use profits from the course to build the Ipswich River Park, a lasting legacy. Walter served in the Republican Town Committee in North Reading and later in Chatham.
Walter had a love for life, his family, nature, community, and debate. His most important accomplishment was that he became a born again Christian and was baptized over 20 years ago. He was a member of the Cape Cod Bible Church in Harwich, MA where Jesus Christ is worshiped and His word preached and taught. We trust that one day we will be reunited with Walter in the glorious presence of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Walters memory to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
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