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Mengden was the son of Walter Mengden, Sr. (1903–1986) and Eugenia Mengden (1905–1983) of Houston. In 1938, the senior Mengdens purchased the Holley-Mengden House at 2240 Glen Haven Boulevard in Houston, now an historic site. There Mengden lived until adulthood.<ref name=hmh>{{cite web|url= http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/AboutPD/news_releases11/HolleyMengden_LogginsHughes.pdf|title=Holley-Mengden House and Loggins-Hughes Building now historic landmarks|date=May 4, 2011|publisher=houstontx.gov|accessdate=September 11, 2011; material no longer on-line}}</ref> In 1950, Mengden received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. Subsequently, he obtained his [[L. L. B.]] and [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the UT School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1954. He was a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=senate/>
Mengden was the son of Walter Mengden, Sr. (1903–1986) and Eugenia Mengden (1905–1983) of Houston. In 1938, the senior Mengdens purchased the Holley-Mengden House at 2240 Glen Haven Boulevard in Houston, now an historic site. There Mengden lived until adulthood.<ref name=hmh>{{cite web|url= http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/AboutPD/news_releases11/HolleyMengden_LogginsHughes.pdf|title=Holley-Mengden House and Loggins-Hughes Building now historic landmarks|date=May 4, 2011|publisher=houstontx.gov|accessdate=September 11, 2011; material no longer on-line}}</ref> In 1950, Mengden received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the [[University of Texas at Austin]]. Subsequently, he obtained his [[L. L. B.]] and [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the UT School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1954. He was a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=senate/>
Mengden served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]] and the [[United States Army|Army]] in the [[Korean War]]. He and his wife, the former June Shell (born 1933), have a daughter and three sons.<ref name=davis>Jim Davis of Harte-Hanks, "Senatorial Candidates Gear Up for Race," ''The Paris (Texas) News,'' April 25, 1982.</ref>
Mengden served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]] and the [[United States Army|Army]] in the [[Korean War]]. He and his wife, the former June Shell (born 1933), have a daughter and three sons.<ref name=davis>Jim Davis of Harte-Hanks, "Senatorial Candidates Gear Up for Race," ''The Paris (Texas) News,'' April 25, 1982.</ref>