Albert "A.G." Green Walker Jr.

Albert “A.G.” Green Walker, Jr. joined his Heavenly Father with his family and friends in Heaven on September 20, 2025. Born on November 30, 1927, in Vernon, Texas, A.G. left us at age 97. A.G. was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Green Walker, Sr. and Lillie Castlebury Walker, his wife Margie Knudsen Walker, and his youngest son, Robert Lynn Walker. He is survived by his son, Allen G. Walker and daughter-in-law Sandra B. Walker of Austin, granddaughter Rebekah L. Walker of Tyler, grandson and wife Austin G. and Lauren R. Walker of Aledo, and three great-grandchildren, Verlin Belle, August Green, and Winter Joy.

A.G.’s early years of growing up in Vernon were occupied by outings to his Castlebury grandparent’s ranch. Here, there was hunting, fishing, crops, and livestock. There was even buffalo, as AG owned one buffalo of the herd.

When A.G.’s father was elected to represent Wilbarger and Wichita counties in the Texas State Legislature, the family split their time between Vernon and Austin. After the legislative work they bought a home in 1942 in Pemberton Heights of Austin. Here, A.G. operated a newspaper route, attended Allan Junior High and graduated from Austin High School. The family continued to travel back to Vernon for family gatherings and enjoyment of the ranch.

A.G. earned his B.B.A. from the University of Texas between 1945 and 1956, with breaks for serving in the Naval Reserves from 1947 to 1952, and Active Duty in the Navy from 1952 to 1953. In 1947 at the age of 19 with a co-signed note from his father, A.G. became self-employed with business partner and friend George Bolton. They opened Lamar Sporting Goods. The storefront was at 911 North Lamar, site of today’s Shoal Creek Saloon. He sold his interest in the store in 1951 in preparation for Active Duty with the Navy. Upon discharge, A.G. had become an Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class. A.G. joined the Masonic Lodge during his Navy Service, becoming a Master Mason and was a lifelong member of the Vernon Masonic Lodge No. 655.

On October 23, 1953, A.G. and Margie married, and Margie joined A.G. at Point Mugu Naval Air Station near Oxnard, California, until completion of his service in December of this year. They bought their first home on Hancock Drive in Austin, then rented it out while they relocated to Waco for A.G.’s Baylor Law School work. Allen was born in January of 1958, and A.G. completed his law degree in November. The family moved back to the Hancock Drive home and A.G. joined his father in a law practice, Walker & Walker Law Office. They specialized in commercial truck transportation law, obtaining permits for truckers to haul across the state and the country. A.G. became the sole owner of the practice upon the early death of his father in 1967, and Margie became his legal secretary. A.G.’s second son, Robert, was born in Austin in 1960 making the family of four now complete.

The 60’s and 70’s were marked by raising a family, Cub and Boy Scouts, youth baseball, gardening, boating and camping on Lake Travis and Lake Austin, Port Isabel fishing trips, and of course, many trips to Vernon to hunt and see family. The Walkers moved to a home in Austin’s Allandale Neighborhood in 1966. A major initiative for A.G. and Margie, was to perpetuate their parents’ houses and the Hancock house as rental homes for decades. A.G. was a total do-it-yourselfer, so he would paint, plumb, fix, and do yard work to keep these rental houses in good order. He had several long-term tenants, and they developed enjoyable friendships. And because he was also a lawyer, he often did necessary legal work for the extended family, such as developing leases and settling estates.

When the trucking industry was deregulated in about 1980 the law practice was impacted. As the family ranch was passed on to A.G., he and Margie spent more time heading to Vernon to visit friends, hunt, and sometimes help with a fence installment or repair. Around this time, he and Margie joined Saint John’s United Methodist Church, where they both truly enjoyed the fellowship. A.G. continued to keep up with the online Sunday School offering of his class until recently when he was no longer able to do so. A.G. was blessed with a granddaughter and grandson, so he got them into golf lessons and introduced them to the enjoyment of his Vernon ranch. And A.G. and Margie took several enjoyable cruises and road trips together during their empty-nest years.

A.G. was an early adopter of the PC age, jumping into email, using the world wide web, and about 18 years ago he took up Quick Books to track his business bookkeeping. He was also an early adopter of the iPhone, making good use of the device all the way to the present.

If you knew A.G., you knew he was strong willed, independent minded, family focused, and he thrived on the many relationships and business interests he was engaged in. A.G. was a one-of-a-kind and will be missed.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of remembrance for A.G. can be made to the St. John’s United Methodist Church of Austin or the organization of your choice.