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Walter Henry Loxton 1893-1977
Vera King met Walter when she was working in Vancouver. They were married August 5, 1927, in Seattle, WA. Walter was born in England and most of his working life was spent aboard ships, starting with sailing ships. During Prohibition in the U.S., he and some partners used small motorized boats and did some rumrunning. It was always an exciting race with the U.S. Coast Guard as to who had the fastest boat.
At least once, Walter had his boat shot at and sunk and had to swim to Whidbey Island. For the most part, the rumrunners must have won these races as this was a financially successful period for Walter and Vera.