Robert Grier Walker
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Born on January 7, 1905 in West Nottingham, Maryland. He was the youngest child of Clifton Clark Walker and Charlotte Irene Cooper.
Description
Robert was of average build weighing 152 pounds in 1942 and his height was five foot ten and one half inches. He was had hazel eyes, brown hair and was clean shaven.
Early Years
- Childhood - Siblings
Education
He graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio and graduated in June of 1922 with his brother Arthur Erwin Cooper Walker.
He graduated in 1928 from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
Religion
Robert was baptized at West Nottingham Presbyterian Church in Colora, Cecil County, Maryland on June 11, 1905.
Later he was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church in downtown Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
Military Service Years
He never served in the United State Armed Forces.
Family Years
- Marriage - Robert married Ruth Elizabeth Walker on December 10, 1939 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- Children - The couple had no children
Residences
- Lived at 118 Trumbull Parkway in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio
- Lived at 395 Trumbull Avenue SE in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
- Lived at 420 Genesee Avenue NE in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.
Working Years
Robert was a construction manager. He was employed at Republic Steel at the Benzol Plant for 24 years. Later he was employed for Ohio Department of Transportation for 9 1/2 years.
Business Ventures
- He was a partner in General Waterproofing Corporation with his father Clifton Clark Walker.
Personal Life
He collected stamps.
He was a member of the Masons and the Grotto. Also, he was a life member of B.P.O Elks 295; member of the Rotary Club of Warren; Sons of the American Revolution (SAR Membership # 87269) and Stamp Club
Death
Robert died on February 21, 1996 at Cortland Quality Care Nursing Home in Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio.
He was buried on February 22, 1996 at Crown Hill Cemetery in Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is located at 3966 Warren-Sharon Road in Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio. This cemetery is approximately 8 miles east of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.