Daniel J. Walker
Passed in: Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: November 22nd, 2010
Daniel James Walker, 52, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at home, surrounded by the love and prayers of family and friends.
Dan’s memory will be forever cherished by his wife, Diane McLean Walker; his three children, Tina Morgan and husband, Tim, Gore; John Walker and partner, Julia Legge, Antigonish; Danielle Harpell and husband, Tyson, Calgary; stepson, David Height and partner, Celeste Leblanc, Amherst; and his four beloved grandchildren, Thane, Tanner, Elyse and Rylan; parents, John and Mabel Walker, Truro; his two sisters, Catherine, Edmonton, and Anne, Truro, and brother, Allan, Hartland, N.B., will hold Danny in their hearts and prayers forever. Dan will also be missed by his extended family and by a large circle of friends and work colleagues.
Born and raised in Truro, Dan spent his childhood summers on the Walker family farm in Ottawa Brook, Cape Breton.
To no one’s surprise, he attended the Nova Scotia Agriculture College and went on to enjoy a 30-year career managing large poultry operations in Pasadena, Nfld.; Milford, Port Williams, and Amherst, N.S. at Maritime Pride. For the last two years Dan was the field operations inspector for the Egg Farmers Of Canada travelling the rural roads of Atlantic Canada.
Dan was an active member of the Milford fire department and later in Canning and Scott’s Bay fire departments.
Dan was a farmer-at-heart, a passionate gardener and an avid reader. He took much pleasure in creating beautiful and comfortable homes with Diane and was most proud of their children and grandchildren. Dan was hard working and a devoted family man, who was well respected and loved by all who knew him.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, from 7-9 p.m. in Colchester Community Funeral Home, 512 Willow St., Truro, with a celebration of Dan’s life on Friday, Nov. 26 at 2 p.m. in the funeral home.
Donations in Dan’s memory may be made to the Cumberland Hospice and Palliative Care Society, Box 1035, Amherst, N.S. B4H 4E2.
Online condolences may be sent to www.colchestercommunity.com.
