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- David is the son of Laura Ice & David C Walker.
Obituary
Longtime Butte resident David D. Walker died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, in St. James Healthcare. David was born Oct. 12, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, to David Creel and Laura Ice Walker. He was raised in Elkhorn & later moved to Anaconda, where he graduated from High School in 1942. He attended Montana School of Mines earning a bachelor's degree in mining engineering in 1951 & another in geological engineering in 1959.
David served in the Navy during World War II as commander of LCT 774 (landing craft tank), stationed at Palau in the South Pacific. Following the war, he remained active in the Naval Reserves until 1968, when he was honorably discharged with the rank of ensign.
David worked many years in the Butte mining industry, holding positions with the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Anaconda/Arco, Alpha Engineering, & finishing his career with Golden Sunlight Mines of Whitehall. He had a deep love for & pride in the state of Montana & the city of Butte. David's grandparents were among Montana Territory's original settlers. David was an active member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars & the 8/40. He also belonged to the Elkhorn Land Owners Association & Sigma Rho Fraternity at the School of Mines. Over the years David enjoyed hunting, fishing & caring for his horses, traveling & visiting with his wide spread family.
David was preceded in death by his mother; father; & cousin, Delbert Ward of Texas.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Mary Veronica Walker;
daughters & sons-in-law, Readene & Jim Wallace, Terry L. Hodges, Mary Kay & Gary Loving, Debra L. Walker & Tricia Walker;
son & daughter-in-law, Raymond J. & Bonnie Bugni;
grandchildren, Jeff Hodges, Joe Hodges, Laura Melissa Turban, Brandon Hodges, Michelle Stenberg, Jennifer Sizemore, Kolin Onstad, Christina Bugni & David Bugni; great-grandchildren, Kyle, Karysa, Adelina, Devin, Annika & Riley Hodges, Kristin & Brett Stenberg & Ali Sizemore; brothers-in-law, Tom Sheehan, Jack & Vera Sheehan; sisters-in-law, Pat & John Kunkel & Ann Marie Sheehan & their children.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Duggan Dolan Mortuary. A reception will follow at noon in the American Legion Hall, 4½ Mile Vue Road. Interment will be held at Upper Hill Cemetery in Anaconda at 3 p.m. In lieu of the flowers, the family requests memorials be made to either the American Legion Post No. 1 or Montana Tech Foundation in support of mining & geological engineering scholarships.
Ref: The Montana Standard, published 21 Nov 2006. - - -
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1925 - 1972 (46 years)