Casey, Walter P.

Walter P. Casey Jr. was born in Plandora, California, which is located in the Imperial Valley at the Southeastern tip of the California-Mexico border. Walter grew up living on the farm where his father grew crops like wheat and alfalfa. In 1942 Walter graduated from the University of California Brawly, and then went on to attend Berkeley for four years. Upon completion, he went on to become a flight navigator for Pan American World Airways during World War II.

Once Walter was finished with the Navy, he went on to work for United Airlines where he was to find business for their air freight. In 1951, after doing that for a few years, Walter decided to move his family to Las Vegas. In 1954 Walter started his own business with a $6,000 loan from the Bank of Las Vegas. He personally ran the water softening business for forty-five years before handing it down to his son. He was the chair of the Republican Party in the state of Nevada, and he also did lobbying for the National Association of Manufacturing.