Orland resident Charles Dale Walker died in Orland on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. He was born in Antioch, Calif., on Aug. 2, 1943.
Growing up, he loved music, fishing, boating, water skiing, camping, animals, farming and all things outdoors. He was drafted into the Army and after boot camp was assigned to accounting school at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Ind.
It was there that he met Una “Tim” Timaline Haney, marrying her nine weeks later on Oct. 9, 1965. She says, “He was the sweetest person I have ever known and was very positive and encouraging in all things and at all times. He was the steady rock in the family.”
During his military service, he was stationed in Ft. Greely, Alaska, serving his country during the Vietnam war.
A Christian man, Mr. Walker nurtured his family in Christian education by being faithful to take them to church all of their lives. He was a good husband and father to his four children and their families, supporting them in all their pursuits.
His love language was giving gifts and provision. He loved the pursuit of knowledge and information: history, geography, science, and technology.
He pursued higher education at Diablo Valley College, in Concord, Calif., then earned a Bachelor of Science degree at Olivet Nazarene College, Kankakee, Illinois, with a major in Business Administration and a minor in Christian Education.
Over the years, he served in supportive roles in many areas of church ministry, including choir directing, song leading, children’s ministries, all forms of technical equipment as well as administrative support.
He enjoyed traveling and sightseeing, and had a keen mind, remembering historical events, dates, people, and places with encyclopedic accuracy. He also enjoyed gardening, tracking weather patterns, coin and stamp collecting, and aquariums.
He retired after 27 years with T.D. Williamson as a pipeline master technician, where his work took him all over the world and he loved to talk about his travels and the mementos he collected.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Tim; sister Mrs. Donna Farley; daughters Mrs. Rebecca (Becky) Snow, Mrs. Mary Ann Burkett, and Mrs. Cassandra Lonestar; son Charles (Chuck) Walker Jr.; 21 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Mr. Charlie E. Walker, and mother, Mrs. Frances Mae Walker.
His loved ones agree, “We will cherish his memory as a person and as a role model of a godly man whose good deeds will follow after him and continue to bless our lives.”
They quote James 1:17a, “Every good and perfect gift is from above.”
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