Posted: 12:23 PM - Jan 25, 2010
From the Hancock-Henderson County Quill, Illinois Wednesday 19 August 2009.
Stanley M. Walker, 95, passed away on August 12, 2009 in Foley, Alabama.
Mr. Walker was born on February 23, 1914 in Xenia, Ohio to his parents Marcus Henry Walker and Beatrice (McKay) Walker.
A resident of west/central Illinois for many years, he was a graduate of Colchester High School and Western Illinois University, receiving his master's degree from the University of Illinois.
He married Dorothy Kern on May 13, 1942 in Terre Haute, Illinois.
A veteran, he served in the National Guard and was a field artillery officer during WWII.
Stan's career in education spanned forty-two years.
He began as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, taught and coached briefly at Terre Haute High School (Illinois) prior to WWII and returned to Media High School (Illinois) as a teacher and eventually, the school principal.
Mr. Walker entered county school administration, serving as Assistant County Superintendent, County Superintendent and Regional Superintendent for Warren/Henderson Counties, before retiring in 1979.
The Walkers retired to Foley where he was active in the Foley Rotary Club, the First Presbyterian Church and Curmudgeon Coffee Group.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-seven years, Dorothy (Kern) Walker, son, Don of Fairhope, Alabama, daughter Jan (Scott) Schmitz, Odessa, Florida and grandsons, Andy (Sabrina) Schmitz, Odessa, Florida and Tanner (Amanda) Schmitz, Land O' Lakes, Florida.
Stan was devoted to his faith, to his family and to his community.
He was committed to his students and found great satisfaction in their later successes.
He was a lifelong learner, an avid reader and an enthusiastic traveler.
Stan had a wonderful sense of humor, a patient demeanor and a generous heart.
There will be a graveside service for Mr. Walker, Monday, August 17th, 2009, 10:00 am at Pine Rest Memorial Park with a memorial service following at The First Presbyterian Church of Foley starting at 11:00 am.
The Walker family has requested that memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers to The First Presbyterian Church of Foley, 195 Berry Ave, Foley, AL 36535. Arrangements made by Pine Rest Funeral Home, Inc. Foley, AL
Stanley M. Walker
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Mr. Walker was born on February 23, 1914 in Xenia, Ohio to his parents Marcus Henry Walker and Beatrice (McKay) Walker.
A resident of west/central Illinois for many years, he was a graduate of Colchester High School and Western Illinois University, receiving his master's degree from the University of Illinois.
He married Dorothy Kern on May 13, 1942 in Terre Haute, Illinois.
A veteran, he served in the National Guard and was a field artillery officer during WWII.
Stan's career in education spanned forty-two years.
He began as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, taught and coached briefly at Terre Haute High School (Illinois) prior to WWII and returned to Media High School (Illinois) as a teacher and eventually, the school principal.
Mr. Walker entered county school administration, serving as Assistant County Superintendent, County Superintendent and Regional Superintendent for Warren/Henderson Counties, before retiring in 1979.
The Walkers retired to Foley where he was active in the Foley Rotary Club, the First Presbyterian Church and Curmudgeon Coffee Group.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-seven years, Dorothy (Kern) Walker, son, Don of Fairhope, Alabama, daughter Jan (Scott) Schmitz, Odessa, Florida and grandsons, Andy (Sabrina) Schmitz, Odessa, Florida and Tanner (Amanda) Schmitz, Land O' Lakes, Florida.
Stan was devoted to his faith, to his family and to his community.
He was committed to his students and found great satisfaction in their later successes.
He was a lifelong learner, an avid reader and an enthusiastic traveler.
Stan had a wonderful sense of humor, a patient demeanor and a generous heart.
There will be a graveside service for Mr. Walker, Monday, August 17th, 2009, 10:00 am at Pine Rest Memorial Park with a memorial service following at The First Presbyterian Church of Foley starting at 11:00 am.
The Walker family has requested that memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers to The First Presbyterian Church of Foley, 195 Berry Ave, Foley, AL 36535. Arrangements made by Pine Rest Funeral Home, Inc. Foley, AL