David Walker

David Gordon Walker, 84, of Meadowlakes, died July 8, 2011. Born December 16, 1926 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, David was the son of David & Marjorie (Sears) Walker. He attended Newark Academy, graduated in 1944 and entered the Navy Officer Training V-12 program at Tufts University in July 1944. He was discharged from service in June 1946 and returned to Tufts University and received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1948. The Marine Corps called him up for the Korean War but was never deployed and he was discharged January 1952.

David was an oil field roustabout with Mobil, sold oil field chemicals for Tretolite, engineering editor for Offshore Magazine, served in an administrative position with Johnson Testers, worked for a Houston industrial advertising agency, and then had his own advertising agency, specializing in technical writing. During this time he wrote three sports book and after retiring to Marble Falls wrote a nonfiction book.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Jane (Ellison) Walker of Meadowlakes, whom he married in 1987; daughters Terri Walker of Austin and Kim Walker, MD of Temple; sons Chris Walker and Jake Walker, both of Houston; step-daughter Susan Cagle of Friendswood; step-son Randall Johnson of Galveston; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and four great step-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.