Walter Gullette - circa 1920's

Walter "Spud" Gullette

Served as President of Alzafar Camp Association in 1984.


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(The Activation of Tinker Air Force Base) …We returned to our airplane and took off for home, I was overwhelmed with what I saw and was very much impressed with what was going to be one of the largest Air force Bases in the United States, and just to think I was going to be a part of it, the 4th one I had the privilege of assisting in activating. I was thrilled, that night I called my family together and told them what was about to take place and they all agreed. However, Lela had one reservation, “What about Camp?” I assured her it would be kept, which pleased her very much. (She was referring to our Cabin at Camp Alzafar, near Boerne, Texas, which we had acquired. During the great Depression beginning in 1929, quite a few were rented from Nobles having a hard time with their cottage payments , each summer between 1933 to 1941 we rented cabins for week or two until we bought our own; the children enjoyed each summer there, Jimmie 7 (Alzafar Past Potentate 1981 Jim Gullette) and Marion 4, when we started going up there and we have continued to this day in 1979 and now our grand children (Rick & Janet Reyes) and great grand children love to go up there (Shawn, Rick III, & Angela)…

Used with permission and taken from The Auto Biography of Walter “Spud” Gullette © 1979

Walter and SX Callaghan were close friends and as the Chief Civilian Employee at Duncan Field (now known as Kelly AFB) he assisted greatly in the development of Camp Alzafar. He retired in 1951 and for 60 years, Camp Alzafar was his and Lela's second home.