1926-2025
On March 29, 2025 we lost one from “the greatest generation.” Don Walker passed away peacefully at Highgate Residence in Ancaster. He is survived by children David (Jag), Robert (Deborah), and Cynthia (Craig); and grandchildren Simon (Kirsten), Alexander, Angela (Derek), Ian (Sarah), William, and Emma. Don is joining his beloved wife Georgina (deceased 2024) and brothers and sisters-in-law Alexander and Morrison, and William and Joyce.
During WWII, Don followed his older brothers into the Canadian Armed Forces when he was old enough. After the war, Don met Gina, the love of his life, on a blind date. He spent many years working for British-American Petroleum, later Gulf Oil, as a sales representative. After retirement, he and Gina traveled to Europe, the U.K., and Barbados. Don liked to tell jokes (“shaggy dogs”) and said he carried around a lot of useless information he didn’t get paid for. He always had an apt quote from the Bible, Shakespeare, or The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Dad was our head cheerleader, and loved hearing about the “goings-on” of his children and grandchildren.
Many thanks to the amazing staff of Highgate, particularly the “A-Team” Mariola and Joanna for their exemplary care of Don for the past 4 years.