NGWA mourns passing of past president

January 16, 2023

Walter A. Stockert

NGWA Past President Walter A. Stockert passed away on December 17, 2022. He was 94.

Stockert, who served as NGWA president in 1974, received the Association’s top honor — the Ross L. Oliver Award — in 2005. The 50-year industry veteran operated RG Stockert Drilling Co. in Strasburg, Ohio.

Stockert received the NGWA Life Member Award in 1997.

NGWA offers its condolences to the Stockert family.