Msgr. Walter Montondon passed away Dec. 9 in Port Arthur.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Dec. 13 at St. James, 3617 Gulfway, Port Arthur. Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Dec. 14, at St. James. Msgr. Montondon will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Walter Montondon was a native of Port Arthur and a graduate from Bishop Byrne High School. He was ordained May 31, 1957. During his years as a priest in Southeast Texas he served at St. Pius X, Beaumont, and St. Charles Borromeo, Nederland.
Msgr. Montondon was a military chaplain for 23 years. He also served in the Army, including two tours in Vietnam, and was awarded the Soldier’s Medal and the Bronze Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster, which indicates he was awarded it on two occasions.