Ronald "Ron" Walker's Obituary
Ronald “Ron” Grant Walker was born in Ashland, Kentucky, February 10, 1936 and died June 25, 2020, the day before his wife’s birthday, at his home in Longview, Texas; Laura is having a glorious birthday in heaven. He is preceded in death by his father Donald G. Walker, mother Cosie S. Walker, Wife Laura Morgan Walker, her father and mother, Frank and Julia Morgan and brother-in-law Bushe Morgan step-daughter Misty Beene.
Ron is survived by his sister Julia Ann Borders of Ashland, Kentucky, a son Randy Walker and family in Winterpark, Florida, and daughter Mindy Casey and family in Phoenix Arizona, Sheri Behrens and family in Carrollton, Texas, Teri Romero and family in Carrollton, Texas; a step son Morgan Scott of Longview, Texas; 6 grandsons: Rusty, Bryan and Ryan Behrens and Keith, Kevin, and Kenneth Walker; granddaughters Halie Walker in Florida, Stacie Morgan Beene in McKinney, Texas; numerous great-grandchildren, 2 nephews in Kentucky and an adopted niece Dyan Gabbs in Gladewater, Texas.
After graduation from Ashland Public Schools in 1953 he was employed by several businesses as an accountant. In 1961 he attended Kentucky State Police Communication Academy and Served as a dispatcher for 2 years. He then worked in construction and come to Texas in 1965 working for Longhorn Army Ammunition in Karnack, Texas. He attended and graduated from Kilgore College Police Academy. He was employed by the City of Marshall Police Department and in 1971 moved to the city of Farmers Branch, Texas, where he was employed by the police department. He continued to hold a Texas Peace Officers Commission. In 1980 he accepted a position as Director of Security for the Crowne Plaza, a five star hotel in Dallas, Texas. In 1988 he returned to East Texas working as a State licensed Private Investigator. In 1992 employed by and retired from Trinity Industries. He was a Master Mason and a Gideon.
Ron was a member of the Clarksville City Baptist Church, where he had taught the Men’s Sunday School Class. He was an ordained deacon and a licensed minister. He also worked as a volunteer in the Longview Police Department program: Citizens on Patrol.
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