Jack Wilmer Walker

Jack W. "Mope" Walker, age 94, of Bellbrook, passed away Tuesday, September 18th, 2018. Jack was born November 24th, 1923 to Mary Walker (Harsh) and Wilmer Walker. He was a 1941 graduate of Roosevelt High School. Jack worked as a right-of-way adjuster for Dayton Power & Light before retiring in 1983. He served his country with honor in the U.S. Navy, and was a member of the VFW Post 9927 and the American Legion Post 598, both in Kettering. Jack loved being around his friends and family but was passionate about scouting. He was an avid scouter and revived Boy Scout Troop 75 of Bellbrook in 1958, which eventually grew and split off into Troop 3 also. Jack was the founding leader of Boy Scouts Explorer Troop 75, and worked jointly with troops as neighborhood commissioner. All his scouting efforts did not go unrecognized as he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award, the highest award given as a scouter. In his early years, Jack was a talented baseball player who contracted with the Dayton Indians, a minor league team of the Cleveland Indians, and was inducted into the Dayton Softball & Baseball Hall of Fame. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Mark Walker. Jack is survived by his wife of 72 years, Martha J. (White), two sons, Michael Walker (Pat Wilson) of Bellbrook and Dale Walker (Patricia) of Bellbrook, and daughter, Carole Hartman (Walt) of Beavercreek; six grandchildren Matt Walker (Susie), Deena Williams (Joe), Denise Benetis (Jim), Laura Wilford (Gareth), Jaclyn Phillips (Christian) and Jenna Hartman; eleven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson. You are invited to celebrate his life with family and friends on Monday, September 24th, from 6-8 pm at Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home, 92 W. Franklin St., Bellbrook. Graveside services will be 11:00 am on Tuesday at Bellbrook Cemetery, 3939 Upper Bellbrook Rd. Bellbrook, with Brian Eastman officiating. In memory of Jack, the family requests donations to the charity of your choice. You are welcome to send a condolence or flowers, light a candle and share a story about Jack at www.ConnerAndKoch.com by clicking on his name. Copyright Notice © 2018 (Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the complied work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses. Privacy Disclaimer The information contained in this Book of Memories is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honor, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.

Jack Wilmer Walker

November 24, 1923 - September 18, 2018