Our brother Norm Walker passed away on March 28th, following open heart surgery to repair a valve.
Members will recall that Barbara – his wife of 58 years – passed away almost exactly three years ago in March of 2013.
We have all enjoyed Norm’s stories of his service in World War II as a Marine F4U pilot while still a teenager. After the war, he worked as a truck driver, and then joined the Framingham (MA) Police Department, where he served for 23 years. Norm and Barbara moved to Reno in 1973, and Norm worked in security at several hotels and casinos before retirement. He joined Mondongueros in 1993.
Norm was an avid outdoorsman and firearms enthusiast. Members will enjoy the photograph within the Club Photo Album of Norm and Member Pedro de Azevado from 1998, taken while on a day-trip to the desert for some recreational shooting, and dressed as “bandidos”.
In the photograph below, Norm is seen at the lower-center in 1946, after returning to Hawaii from Okinawa with his unit.
