Walter Longmire

Riding yet phoning (away yet in touch)

The title character of Walt Longmire Mysteries, a series of mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson, and of its televised adaptation – Longmire, a crime drama series developed by John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin.

At the end of the series, Walt decides to retire as sheriff and encourages his daughter Cady to run for sheriff in his place. Instead, Walt begins a search for Lord Anson Hamilton's buried treasure which Lucian Connally claimed to have found before his death. In the series final scene, Walt is shown to finally own a cell phone of his own as he commences his search. Free, roaming and answering a call.

Longmire Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a minor place in the parish of Windermere, Cumbria, named in Middle English as long ‘long’ + myre, mire ‘marsh’, ‘bog’ (Old Norse mýrr). Translates into French as "long bourreau".