Harold W. Walters "Hap", 91, passed away January 5, 2021. Hap was born on April 17, 1929, in Amarillo, TX, to Leslie A. and Nellie (Jackson) Walters, and was the seventh of 10 children. After the death of his mother when he was six years old, Hap lived with various family members, attending a different school almost every year. He graduated from high school in West Plains, MO in 1946. Hap joined the Marines at age 17, was honorably discharged at 20, and enrolled at Purdue University on the GI Bill to study Agricultural Economics. He was recalled to the Marines during his time at Purdue, to serve in the Korean Conflict as a Staff Sergeant, and returned to Purdue upon his release two years later. Hap was privileged to take part in the Kansas Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Hap married Marilyn Hull in 1953, and together they had three children: Michael, David, and Cynthia. After graduating Purdue in 1955, he accepted a Research Assistant position with the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) in Indianapolis, IN. Hap's tenure at NAMIC included serving as Chief Executive Officer for 27 of his 34 years at the organization, which included traveling the world for work and leisure. When first named the Secretary/Manager (title later changed to CEO) in 1963, NAMIC's annual revenue was about $93,000. When Hap retired in 1989, the organization's annual revenue was approximately $16 million. His greatest contributions to the mutual insurance industry included establishing critical member services, educating those within the industry and the general population on how insurance works, and creating a culture within NAMIC that felt like family. Hap co-founded the Insurance Education Foundation in 1988, which provides free classroom materials to high school teachers. He organized and served as President of NAMIC Service Corp., NAMIC Insurance Agency, and the Crop Insurance Research Bureau. In 1986, Hap organized NAMIC Insurance Co, Inc., and served as its Chairman/President until retirement. Other positions he held within the industry included: Board Member/VP, Conference of Casualty Insurance Companies; Charter Board Member, International Insurance Seminars; Honorary Director of Formosa Mutual Insurance Company (Formosa, Ontario); Board Member, Consolidated Mutual Insurance Company (Colwich); and Board Member, Farmers Alliance Insurance Group (McPherson). Hap was named the first Certified Association Executive in the State of Indiana by the American Society of Association Executives. At retirement, he moved to Hutchinson, with his second wife, Donna (Savage) Merryman Walters, and documented 100 years of NAMIC history by authoring, A Century of Commitment. Hap filled his life with service to others and lived a life exemplifying his Christian faith. While in Hutchinson, he was a Big Brother, volunteered at the Hutchinson Animal Shelter (formerly the Humane Society), Kansas Cosmosphere, Interfaith Housing Services, Soup Kitchen, American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68, and served at Bread and Cup. He and Donna also participated in the Salt City Shakers and State Fair Promenaders square dance clubs. Hap was a member of Park Place Christian Church, where he served as an Elder and sang in the choir. While in Indianapolis, Hap served as an officer in the Indianapolis Kiwanis Club and past President of the Indiana Society of Association Executives. Over his lifetime, Hap had donated more than 296 pints (37 gallons) of blood through the American Red Cross, potentially helping more than 2,368 people. He loved singing and will be remembered for his beautiful gospel solos, especially "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" and "In The Garden". Hap was an outdoorsman, cherishing fishing and hunting with friends and family. Hap was preceded in death by: his siblings, Emily Marie, William Kelsey, James, Robert, Thomas, Francis Elizabeth, Charles, infant Walters; his two sons, Michael and David; one stepdaughter, Nancy (Merryman) Brentlinger; and one grandson, Bradley Brentlinger. He is survived by: his wife of 41 years, Donna S. Walters of Hutchinson; daughter, Cindy Keller (Scott) of Carmel, IN; stepdaughter, Diane Merryman of Hutchinson; sister, Pat Wakefield of St. Louis, MO; daughters-in-law, Debra Walters and Debbie Walters; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Park Place Christian Church, with The Reverends Dr. David Dubovich and Kim Biery officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the United States Marine Corps. Inurnment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Friends may sign his book from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at Elliott Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Park Place Christian Church or Bread and Cup, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.