By his teenage years, he had grown to be 6 feet tall and was an all-around athlete, playing football, wrestling, pole vaulting and running track. He once seriously injured his knee in a football game, but refused to quit until the game was over. Even though the injury kept him off the field later, he attended every practice and game while recovering, his father, Greg Livingston said. Walton was an accomplished musician too. He had been trained to play the saxophone, but could play just about any instrument he held, Kline-Livingston said. He was a pen and ink artist, who created cartoons and designed the Celtic-appearing tattoo on his right arm, she said. Walton played his share of practical jokes, mostly directed toward his sisters, his parents said. He once sprayed cooking oil on dinner dishes his sister had washed so her parents would continue to assign her the chore until she got it right. Once caught, he revealed it kept him from having to get dishwater hands, his mother said. ‘Very patriotic'.
Kline-Livingston said her son planned to join the military, following in the footsteps of her husband. The teenager also steered friends into doing the same."He was very patriotic," Kline-Livingston said. "He was always driven to stand up and do the right thing, and encouraged others in his life to do the same." Many of his pallbearers were high school friends now serving in the armed forces." We realize the loss of our son isn't just a loss for us," Kline-Livingston said. "He touched so many for a kid his age." "He was a gift to a lot of people that he came in contact with," Livingston said.
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Ethan James Walton, 19, was found dead Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The incident occurred Sept. 8 on property in the Pottawatomie County panhandle along NS 3550. His death was ruled a homicide.
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Ethan James Dorand Kline, 19 of Prague, formally of Urbana, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. He was born May 21, 1991, in Spokane, Wash. Ethan graduated in May 21, 2010, from Prague High School. He attended Urbana High School in the past. He enjoyed sports; he was excellent at running track and pole vaulting; as well as swimming, wrestling and football. He was an artist and musician, he played in the band and could play almost any instrument. His favorite was the saxophone. His other hobbies included playing X-box and reading. While living in Urbana, he was employed at Ponderosa Restaurant. Ethan is survived by his parents, Kathleen and Gregory Livingston; maternal grandparents, Dorand and Patrice Kline of Tehachapi, Calif.; his paternal grandparents, Warren and Della Gleeson of Cable; his sisters Kayla and Elantra Kline of Urbana, Tina Anderson and Julia Walton; and his brothers, William and Phillip Walton of Canada; his step mother, Margaret and her children, Morgan, Waylan and Candice all of Oklahoma; his aunts Sheryl (Ken) Kolt and Shawn (Rick) Rose both of California; his girlfriend Amanda of Oklahoma and a host of friends. Funeral services to celebrate Ethan's life will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in the River of Life Christian Center, 775 Washington Ave, Urbana, Ohio, with Pastor Daniel Leiker officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Ethan Kline's memory to Vernon Funeral Home, 235 Miami St., Urbana, OH 43078.
Kline-Livingston said her son planned to join the military, following in the footsteps of her husband. The teenager also steered friends into doing the same."He was very patriotic," Kline-Livingston said. "He was always driven to stand up and do the right thing, and encouraged others in his life to do the same." Many of his pallbearers were high school friends now serving in the armed forces." We realize the loss of our son isn't just a loss for us," Kline-Livingston said. "He touched so many for a kid his age." "He was a gift to a lot of people that he came in contact with," Livingston said.
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Ethan James Walton, 19, was found dead Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The incident occurred Sept. 8 on property in the Pottawatomie County panhandle along NS 3550. His death was ruled a homicide.
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Ethan James Dorand Kline, 19 of Prague, formally of Urbana, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. He was born May 21, 1991, in Spokane, Wash. Ethan graduated in May 21, 2010, from Prague High School. He attended Urbana High School in the past. He enjoyed sports; he was excellent at running track and pole vaulting; as well as swimming, wrestling and football. He was an artist and musician, he played in the band and could play almost any instrument. His favorite was the saxophone. His other hobbies included playing X-box and reading. While living in Urbana, he was employed at Ponderosa Restaurant. Ethan is survived by his parents, Kathleen and Gregory Livingston; maternal grandparents, Dorand and Patrice Kline of Tehachapi, Calif.; his paternal grandparents, Warren and Della Gleeson of Cable; his sisters Kayla and Elantra Kline of Urbana, Tina Anderson and Julia Walton; and his brothers, William and Phillip Walton of Canada; his step mother, Margaret and her children, Morgan, Waylan and Candice all of Oklahoma; his aunts Sheryl (Ken) Kolt and Shawn (Rick) Rose both of California; his girlfriend Amanda of Oklahoma and a host of friends. Funeral services to celebrate Ethan's life will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in the River of Life Christian Center, 775 Washington Ave, Urbana, Ohio, with Pastor Daniel Leiker officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Ethan Kline's memory to Vernon Funeral Home, 235 Miami St., Urbana, OH 43078.
By his teenage years, he had grown to be 6 feet tall and was an all-around athlete, playing football, wrestling, pole vaulting and running track. He once seriously injured his knee in a football game, but refused to quit until the game was over. Even though the injury kept him off the field later, he attended every practice and game while recovering, his father, Greg Livingston said. Walton was an accomplished musician too. He had been trained to play the saxophone, but could play just about any instrument he held, Kline-Livingston said. He was a pen and ink artist, who created cartoons and designed the Celtic-appearing tattoo on his right arm, she said. Walton played his share of practical jokes, mostly directed toward his sisters, his parents said. He once sprayed cooking oil on dinner dishes his sister had washed so her parents would continue to assign her the chore until she got it right. Once caught, he revealed it kept him from having to get dishwater hands, his mother said. ‘Very patriotic'.
Kline-Livingston said her son planned to join the military, following in the footsteps of her husband. The teenager also steered friends into doing the same."He was very patriotic," Kline-Livingston said. "He was always driven to stand up and do the right thing, and encouraged others in his life to do the same." Many of his pallbearers were high school friends now serving in the armed forces." We realize the loss of our son isn't just a loss for us," Kline-Livingston said. "He touched so many for a kid his age." "He was a gift to a lot of people that he came in contact with," Livingston said.
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Ethan James Walton, 19, was found dead Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The incident occurred Sept. 8 on property in the Pottawatomie County panhandle along NS 3550. His death was ruled a homicide.
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Ethan James Dorand Kline, 19 of Prague, formally of Urbana, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. He was born May 21, 1991, in Spokane, Wash. Ethan graduated in May 21, 2010, from Prague High School. He attended Urbana High School in the past. He enjoyed sports; he was excellent at running track and pole vaulting; as well as swimming, wrestling and football. He was an artist and musician, he played in the band and could play almost any instrument. His favorite was the saxophone. His other hobbies included playing X-box and reading. While living in Urbana, he was employed at Ponderosa Restaurant. Ethan is survived by his parents, Kathleen and Gregory Livingston; maternal grandparents, Dorand and Patrice Kline of Tehachapi, Calif.; his paternal grandparents, Warren and Della Gleeson of Cable; his sisters Kayla and Elantra Kline of Urbana, Tina Anderson and Julia Walton; and his brothers, William and Phillip Walton of Canada; his step mother, Margaret and her children, Morgan, Waylan and Candice all of Oklahoma; his aunts Sheryl (Ken) Kolt and Shawn (Rick) Rose both of California; his girlfriend Amanda of Oklahoma and a host of friends. Funeral services to celebrate Ethan's life will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in the River of Life Christian Center, 775 Washington Ave, Urbana, Ohio, with Pastor Daniel Leiker officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Ethan Kline's memory to Vernon Funeral Home, 235 Miami St., Urbana, OH 43078.
Kline-Livingston said her son planned to join the military, following in the footsteps of her husband. The teenager also steered friends into doing the same."He was very patriotic," Kline-Livingston said. "He was always driven to stand up and do the right thing, and encouraged others in his life to do the same." Many of his pallbearers were high school friends now serving in the armed forces." We realize the loss of our son isn't just a loss for us," Kline-Livingston said. "He touched so many for a kid his age." "He was a gift to a lot of people that he came in contact with," Livingston said.
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Ethan James Walton, 19, was found dead Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The incident occurred Sept. 8 on property in the Pottawatomie County panhandle along NS 3550. His death was ruled a homicide.
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Ethan James Dorand Kline, 19 of Prague, formally of Urbana, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. He was born May 21, 1991, in Spokane, Wash. Ethan graduated in May 21, 2010, from Prague High School. He attended Urbana High School in the past. He enjoyed sports; he was excellent at running track and pole vaulting; as well as swimming, wrestling and football. He was an artist and musician, he played in the band and could play almost any instrument. His favorite was the saxophone. His other hobbies included playing X-box and reading. While living in Urbana, he was employed at Ponderosa Restaurant. Ethan is survived by his parents, Kathleen and Gregory Livingston; maternal grandparents, Dorand and Patrice Kline of Tehachapi, Calif.; his paternal grandparents, Warren and Della Gleeson of Cable; his sisters Kayla and Elantra Kline of Urbana, Tina Anderson and Julia Walton; and his brothers, William and Phillip Walton of Canada; his step mother, Margaret and her children, Morgan, Waylan and Candice all of Oklahoma; his aunts Sheryl (Ken) Kolt and Shawn (Rick) Rose both of California; his girlfriend Amanda of Oklahoma and a host of friends. Funeral services to celebrate Ethan's life will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in the River of Life Christian Center, 775 Washington Ave, Urbana, Ohio, with Pastor Daniel Leiker officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Ethan Kline's memory to Vernon Funeral Home, 235 Miami St., Urbana, OH 43078.
