Wally Boag used to live on my block in the Fifties. Not only was he a creative and talented entertainer, he trained his children to always think of others FIRST, and to enjoy life.
His daughter, Tracy, at a very early age, wanted to share what she had with the less fortunate children around the world. The Poppy Street Players put on a full out neighborhood play every summer. All the neighbors in that area attended and the surrounding children were given parts to play as well. All the money was donated to Unicef by Tracy herself.
We all thought since Tracy was as gifted as her famous Father, she would go far.
Sadly, it was not to be. Tracy Boag passed away before she was 11 years old.
That was his secret, he continued to give to people, even though he himself had the never ending pain of losing a child.
Now they are together at last.
God Bless
Margie from Poppy Avenue.

Wally's passing is not only a loss to his family and those of us who knew him well, but also to the audiences he entertained over a 70 year career. He brought more than 70 years of happiness to the thousands who saw him perform. Wally was the consummate professional entertainer who consistently delivered a quality performance. Each of his more than 40,000 shows at Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe was as fresh as the first one he did in 1955. He loved his audiences and they came baclo to see him year-after-year.