Carl Frederick Walston

Carl Frederick Walston, 61, Lenexa, KS passed away peacefully on February 22, 2023, surrounded by family, and loved ones, after a courageous nearly five-year battle with cancer. Carl was born in Elmhurst, Illinois to Henry and Patricia Walston. Carl and his parents moved to Maryland in 1963 and he grew up in Havre de Grace, Maryland, a town he loved. Carl was a 1979 graduate of Havre de Grace Senior High. Soon thereafter Carl joined the Air Force and served our country for eight years. He began his Air Force career in Information Technology as an Information Systems Security Officer for intelligence systems covering the European Theatre of Operations. After leaving active military service, he enlisted as a reservist with the Air Force. Carl graduated from the University of Maryland in 1998 with a B.S. in Information Systems Management while working for Boeing as a Project Manager. Carl worked in various public sector projects with several government contractors in the Washington, D.C. area. He provided system analytical services to the State Department, Headquarters Army, Headquarters Federal Aviation Administration, Headquarters NASA, Department of Labor, and Goddard Space Flight Center. Carl met his beloved wife Marisel in Maryland, and they married in 1993. They welcomed their son Henry in 2004 and Carl felt blessed to be able to nurture and watch Henry grow into the amazing young man he is today, as a freshman studying engineering at Kansas State University. Henry is also a talented violinist and performs with the Kansas State University Symphony Orchestra. In 2000 the Department of Labor project brought Carl and Marisel to Lenexa, KS, where they made their home. They both immediately fell in love with Kansas, its easy and comfortable lifestyle, and its many warm and friendly people. Carl continued his career with Cerner Corp., other technology companies, and finally with Kiewit Corporation as a Procurement Agent, a role he loved. Carl was a patriotic American, and he played an active role in Kansas Republican politics. Beginning in 2010, Carl combined his love for data analysis with his love for politics and policy, and created his own company, Visolution, to assist worthy candidates for office with their data analysis needs and help them get elected. Carl worked in many local and statewide campaigns and made many friends along the way. Carl served as a Kansas Precinct Committeeman, 3rd District Delegate, and as the KS GOP 3rd District Vice Chair. Carl enjoyed politics, photography, boating, driving his 2003 Special Edition Corvette, shooting, golf, the KC Symphony, the KC Royals, the KC Chiefs, working around the house, and supporting his wife and son Henry. Carl will be dearly missed and always remembered by all who knew him and loved him. Carl is survived by his wife, Marisel, their son Henry, his parents Henry and Patricia Walston, his brother, Dennis (Jo-Ann) Walston, his nephews Thomas Jay (Diana) Walston, and Nathan Ray (Amanda) Walston (their children Jayden, Raelyn, and Kailey) and his niece Jesica (Carlos) Castro. Carl’s request was to be cremated and to be remembered with a Celebration of Life to be held in his honor. We invite all of Carl’s friends and loved ones to join us in celebrating his wonderful life on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 10:30 am at College Church of the Nazarene, in Olathe, KS. Pastor Troy Snyder will officiate, with a buffet lunch to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to College Church of the Nazarene, c/o Youth Ministry, 2020 E. Sheridan Street, Olathe, KS 66062.

Carl Frederick Walston

June 22, 1961 - February 22, 2023