Uncle Wally loved to be with family, attended family weddings, funerals, anniversaries, birthdays, and Xmas Celebrations. Many of his nieces learned the deaf alphabet and/or sign language (some better than others) so they could communicate with him. His great-great niece Aubrey loved to try and talk with him and his great niece Sheryl took sign language courses for 2 years so she could communicate proficiently with him. He was a special person who will always be remembered.

Wallace was always very close to his brothers and sister. His youngest brother, Dennis (Micky) died at the age of 9. His brother Donald farmed with Wallace and even though he was younger, took care of Wallace in many ways. The bond Wallace had with his sister was a bond of the heart. They visited often, and truly cared about each other. They both lived in Pioneer Village for several years before Esther passed away in 2012.