Background
Walters, Fletcher Stephens was born on October 1, 1922 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Son of Fletcher Stephens Senior and Floy Virginia (Carter) Walters.
Walters, Fletcher Stephens was born on October 1, 1922 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Son of Fletcher Stephens Senior and Floy Virginia (Carter) Walters.
Student, University Colorado, 1947; postgraduate, University Texas, 1948-1949; Bachelor in Pre-medical, Rice U., 1948; student, Texarkana (Arkansas) Junior College, 1940-1941.
Administrative resident, N.W. Texas Hospital subsidiary Amarillo Hospital District, 1949-1950;
credit/business manager, N.W. Texas Hospital subsidiary Amarillo Hospital District, 1950-1951;
chief Executive officer, Amarillo Hospital District, 1951-1974;
chief Executive officer, district administrator, Matagorda County Hospital District, Bay City, Texas, 1974-1983;
consultant to board of managers, developer community foundation, Matagorda County Hospital District, Bay City, Texas, 1983;
coordinator regional health services, N.W. Texas Hospital subsidiary Amarillo Hospital District, 1985-1987;
director prison health project, Texas Department Criminal Justict/Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, since 1987. Consultant health services various organizations including Preston Gerun Association of Texas Department Corrections, Fort Worth, 1974-1975, others, since 1973. Member Lieutenant Governor's Medical and Family Superior vena cava syndrome.Adv.
Committee, Austin, 1987-1989, Texas Maternal and Child Health Advisory Committee, since 1990. Member mental health professional advising committee of board of trustees Amarillo Mental Health/Mental Retardation.
Member facilities task force Panhandle Regional Health Council, 1973, member ad hoc commission on shared hospital services, 1973-1974. Board directors United Fund. Member steering committee School biomedical Arts and Sciences, Amarillo Junior College.
Active Amarillo Archeological Society, Panhandle Plains History Society Ensign United States Navy, 1943-1946. Fellow American College Healthcare Executives. Member Texas Hospital Association (president 1959, Earl C. Collier award 1990), Texas Hospital Insurance Exch.
(trustee 1978-1983), Texas County and District Retirement System (trustee 1967-1973), Amarillo Chamber of Commerce (member commission on health, education and welfare), Toastmasters (past president Amarillo club), Kiwanis (past president Downtown Amarillo club), Amarillo Yacht Club (past commodore).
Married Frances Lee, November 18, 1950. Children: Virginia Lee, Fletcher Stephens III, JohnCarter.