COLONEL CARL MICHAEL WALKER

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COLONEL CARL MICHAEL WALKER Peacefully at age 50 on February 1, 2010, at home in Ottawa, with his family by his side, and after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Even after his diagnosis Carl never lost his wonderful kindness, sense of humour, dignity, and politeness. Carl was the devoted husband to his wife Christina (nee Murchison); loving father to Jennifer, Tiffany and Paul; son to Lucie and the late Robert Walker; brother to Mark, Catherine, and Brian Walker. He will be greatly missed by all his aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Carl graduated from University of Guelph (ENG 1982), a masters University of Toronto (Biomedical ENG 1984), and also from University of Toronto (Medicine 1989). Carl served in the Air Force for over 24 years, ending his career as the Chief of the Air Force Surgeon, specializing in Aerospace Medicine. He also worked as an ER Doctor. Throughout his career Carl worked with NASA, NATO, the US Navy, Russia and served in Afghanistan and published several papers that have changed the way they do medicine in many countries throughout the world. In 2009 he was awarded ER Doctor of the Year award from Lakeridge Health, Oshawa. Carl was a dreamer, an adventurer and a doctor, but most importantly a family man, husband, father, son, brother and uncle who was respected by many. Family and friends are invited to visit at the Beechwood National Memorial Centre, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario on Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A memorial Service will be held in the Sacred Space on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate a donation for research to Pancreatic Cancer Canada. Condolences: info@beechwoodcemetery.com or phone 613-741-9530.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 05, 2010