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Also Known As Mary Wallace Funk
Born February 1, 1939 • Las Vegas • New Mexico
Died July 8, 2026 (aged 87) • Grapevine • Texas

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Wally Funk, wearing a red blazer, speaks with hands clasped at the 2022 Michael Collins Trophy presentation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Aviator Wally Funk stands in a flight suit holding a helmet beside a U.S. Air Force jet, smiling at the camera.
Oliver Daemen, Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, and Wally Funk stand in blue flight suits and cowboy hats, holding the Explorers Club flag in front of the New Shepard space capsule.
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