Local man joins second generation of hair donors

A newly shorn Otto Wallenmeyer holds the locks of hair he is donating, as Sally Vogel, his great
aunt and owner of Beauty Bar, finishes cutting his hair. She tied it in locks to be donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, where it will be used to create free, real-hair wigs for women with cancer.
A newly shorn Otto Wallenmeyer holds the locks of hair he is donating, as Sally Vogel, his great aunt and owner of Beauty Bar, finishes cutting his hair. She tied it in locks to be donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, where it will be used to create free, real-hair wigs for women with cancer.

Otto Wallenmeyer is following in his father's footsteps in his charitable donations.

On Monday, he sat in a chair at Beauty Bar while Sally Vogel cut his long hair. After cutting the hair, she tied it in locks to be donated to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. The hair is used to create free, real-hair wigs by HairUWear for women with cancer.

He began letting his hair grow two years ago for the purpose of donating it.

Otto's dad, Bill Wallenmeyer, donated his locks of hair several times, always cut by Vogel, his aunt. The younger Wallenmeyer, 22, also is following his father in another way - that of computer specialist. He graduated from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a Computer Engineering major and minors in music and math.

He is employed by TE Connectivity. In his spare time, he is assistant choir director of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral as well as being a musician.