Richard Aloysius "Simon" Walters, age 81, of New Hope, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 at Springview Hospital in Lebanon.

He was born June 21,1934 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to the late Ludwig Albert and Sadie Britt Walters. He graduated from Regis College, Denver, served in the U.S. Navy, and worked in various fields including The American Life Lobby in Washington, DC. He joined the St. Martin de Porres Lay Dominican Community in 1983.

Richard was a Third Order Dominican who worked tirelessly and prayerfully to promote respect for the lives of unborn babies and assistance for their mothers. He was deeply loyal to friends and, with ready heart and hand, was always a helper, whether with small errand or large project. We will miss him and his signature song, "To Dream the Impossible Dream."

Survivors include one daughter, Jennifer Walters of Boise, Idaho; one son, Ronald Walters of Dayton, Ohio; two grandchildren, Sara Jean Couture of Pennsylvania and Sean Michael Couture of Idaho; one sister, Mary Smith, of Utah; one brother, Larry Walters, of Colorado; and many friends in New Hope, Kentucky.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM Thursday, May 19, 2016, at Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel, 3050 Gap Knob Road, New Hope. The Rev. Kevin McGrath, OP will officiate. Interment will follow in Saint Vincent de Paul Cemetery, New Hope, where military rites will be performed by the Marion County Veterans' Honor Guard.

Visitation will precede the Mass at 10:00 AM Thursday in Our Mother of Sorrows Chapel.

In lieu of flowers a donation to the Little Way Pregnancy Resource Center, 515 W. Oak St, Louisville, KY 40203 is requested.