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of personality that enabled him to win 

 friends and retain friendships; a keen, 

 analytical mind that could read men 

 and discern between the real and the 

 sham, and a broad philosophy of life 

 and its relations, man to man. 



He was Greenwich's best-known citi- 

 zen and a man whom his fellows de- 

 lighted to honor. His acquaintance 

 extended far and wide, and in his own 

 state he was known in every town and 

 had friends everywhere, by reason of 

 his former active prominence in public 

 life. A natural bent for the fascinating- 

 pastime of politics, which brought him 

 into prominence even in the early 

 days of his career, soon developed his 

 capacity for leadership, and his party 

 recognized his services, his ability and 

 his patriotism by repeatedly honoring 

 him with public office, which he invari- 

 ably filled with distinction and credit to 

 himself and town, county and state. 

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His tremendous capacity for business 

 detail is evidenced in the numerous 

 successful enterprises in which he was 

 actively engaged, especially during the 

 later years of his life. The Greenwich 

 Trust Company, of which he was vir- 

 tually the founder, and its president 

 for 27 years, was his special pride : and 

 the magnificient new Trust building, 

 which is the admiration of all behold- 

 ers, will stand as an enduring monu- 

 ment to his memory. 



But it is as Judge Walsh, the man 

 that he will be most sadly missed by 

 unnumbered acquaintances. He was 

 a genial, generous, helpful neighbor and 

 friend, of broad charitable impulses and 

 and kindly counsel. He was unosten- 

 tatious in his charities and his helpful- 

 ness ; but many a man and woman in 

 Greenwich today mourns his departure, 

 with emotions of gratitude born of the 

 remembrance of his kindness and help 

 at times when kindness and help were 

 sorely needed. His memory will long 

 endure. — Greenwich News and Graphic. 



JUDGE WALSH'S OBSEQUIES. 



Mr. Cummings, in a Touching Eulogv. 

 Summarizes His Character. 



Relatives and many friends, includ- 

 ing a large representation of the Fair- 

 field County Bar, attended the funeral 

 service for Judge Robert Jay Walsh 



yesterday afternoon, at his late home in 

 Greenwich. The clergy assisting were 

 Rev. Joseph H. Selden, D. D., of Nor- 

 wich, formerly of Greenwich ; Rev. Dr. 

 Huckel and Rev. M. George Thomp- 

 son of Greenwich. The eulogy was 

 pronounced by State's Attorney Homer 

 S. Cummings, who in a few words 

 summed up the character and career of 

 Judge Walsh. Mr. Cummings said : 



"I have been asked to say a few 

 words. I cannot resist such a sum- 

 mons. Judge Walsh was my friend, 

 and I loved and respected him. In all 

 the years of that friendship, I have 

 never known him to do an unjust deed, 

 or harbor a mean or unworthy thought. 



"His spirit was singularly sweet and 

 genuine. He had a genius for the 

 right thing — the kind thing. In the 

 best sense he was typically American. 

 Beginning at the very bottom of the 

 ladder of life, he climbed to the top. 

 And in the progress no one was 

 harmed. It was not a ruthless am- 

 bition that stirred him ; it was the 

 natural expression of his talents, feel- 

 ing their way to better things and help- 

 ing, the while, all who came in contact 

 with him. 



"It is sad to see our friends fail in 

 health and to know that the eternal 

 summons will not be long delayed. 

 And vet such is the way of life : 



" 'Whether at Nashipur or Babylon, 

 Whether the cup with sweet or bitter run. 

 The wine of life keeps oozing, drop by drop, 

 The leaves of life keep falling, one by one.' 



"But to the noble of spirit. Death 

 presents no aspect of terror. 



" 'The whole earth,' said the great 

 orator of antiquity, 'is the sepulchre of 

 famous men.' 



"Our American poet was a prophet, 

 too, as all true poets ever are. when 

 he said : 



" 'There is no death; what seems so is tran- 

 sition.' 



"For relatives and friends, this is a 

 privileged hour. Sorrow is mingled 

 with a kind of solemn pride that so 

 good, so wise and so just a man was a 

 part of our daily life. That thought 

 brings an abiding peace like 

 " 'The lone star and the shadowed hush 

 That come at evening- when the thrush 

 Revels the day, so worn and long, 

 Into the silver of a song.' ' 



— Stamford Advocate. 



