Mr. Colin Reiago Walton II

He and his beloved spouse Steven Robert Ehlers had 18 wonderful years together and were married for six years thanks to the Supreme Court of the United States. They loved each other dearly and were inseparable. With Colin the Master Gardener, they spent their weekends working outside in a yard that was a beautiful haven for everyone who visited. Colin, in particular, tended to the vegetable garden. They loved to travel together and toured several countries including Spain, France, Italy and Greece.

Whenever Colin walked into a room, people knew someone special had entered. Everyone who came in contact with him loved him. He had a great smile, a warm and endearing laugh and a beautiful spirit.

Colin was born on Feb. 27, 1961 in Miami, Florida. He was a staff sergeant in the Air Force from 1985 to 1993 when he was honorably discharged. He graduated from Fresno City College and National University with a bachelor of arts in interdisciplinary studies. Colin was a data analyst for Community Hospitals of Fresno and loved his work.

He is preceded in death by his father Colin Reiago Walton, his mother Muriel Alesthia Edgecomb and his father-in-law Robert Ehlers.

He is survived by his spouse, Steve Ehlers, his sister, Pamela Edgecomb of Miami, Florida, mother-in-law Mary Ehlers, brother-in-law Brian Ehlers, niece Mallory and nephews Jared and Justin, sister-in-law Janet Kinney and her husband Richard Kinney and nephews Nicolas and Anthony, his adopted family Ben Boone and Alice Daniel and nephews Atticus and Noah-Asher Boone and close friends Ted Lucio and Edward Davidson.

Services will be held in Fresno at the First Congregational Church, 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd. on Sunday, November 30, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.

Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in Colin’s honor to the UCCE Master Gardeners of Fresno County, 550 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 210-B 
Fresno, CA 93710 or online at http://ucanr.edu/sites/mgfresno/or the Cat House on the Kings, 7120 South Kings River Rd., Parlier, Calif. 93648-9720 or online at infoatcathouseonthekings.com.