Mesa, Arizona - Walt B. Gaisford passed from this mortal life into paradise on March 17, 2019 at the age of 55 after a valiant battle against Stage 4 Glioblastoma - a malignant brain tumor. We, as a family, are grateful to all the neighbors, friends, Hospice at Home nurses and the Neurosurgical Team at the Mayo Clinic who helped with his care and who prayed for him during the last 16 months.  Walt was born on March 25, 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Dr. Walter Dan Gaisford and Marie Ann Ostergaard. He is the second child and first son born in a family of six children. Walt moved to Salt Lake City at the age of 4. He graduated from East High School in 1981 and attended the University of Utah majoring in Music Composition. In 1984, Walt served a Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Following his mission, Walt worked for Big Idea Recording Studio where he made lifelong friends with whom he enjoyed working with in all kinds of music projects. In 2009, Walt became involved with Apple Products and the computer world. He joined the Apple Team and soon became a Business Manager where he was highly admired and respected.