Dennis "Denny " Stuart Walker

DENNIS STUART WALKER Dennis "Denny" Stuart Walker, 73, of Port Charlotte, Florida, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 22, 2014 after a valiant two year battle with cancer, while under the care of Tidewell. He was born in Elyria, Ohio on April 16, 1941 to Herbert and Naomi (Schirack) Walker and moved to Port Charlotte from Elyria in 1980. In 1953, at the young age of 15, he attained the status of Eagle Scout. After graduation from Elyria High School in 1959, he attended Lorain Technical School learning the trade as an electrician. He was a member of the Ohio National Guard for 14 years that included a tour of duty in Vietnam. He is also a member of the American Legion Post in Punta Gorda. While living in Elyria, Denny was the owner of Denny's Electric, doing heating, electrical and air conditioning work. He was very active in the Little League North baseball program in Elyria and had sponsored the "Denny's Electric" senior team for many years. He was employed at St. Joseph Hospital (now Bayfront Medical) for 18 years as the Director of Engineering before joining the Charlotte County School System in the Facilities Departme...[more]

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as a Construction Specialist and was instrumental in helping rebuild the schools after Hurricane Charley. After 13 years of service with the School System, he retired this past March. Dennis is survived by his wife, Janet (nee Lesky), of 49 years and son, Scott (fiancé Ellen Dvorak) of Port Charlotte, his sister Kay (Ervin C) Canfield, nephews, Rick McClintock, of Elyria; Dan McClintock of Orange Park, Florida; brother-in-law, John Filimon; nieces Tracy Morris of Port Charlotte; Kelli, (Stephen) Wrobel of NorthPort; great niece Makenzie Morris and great nephews Matt Morris and Stephen Wrobel. A Mass and memorial service will be held on Friday, May 30, 2014 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church at 10:30 am. Graveside and military services will be held immediately after Mass at Rest Lawn Cemetery on Forrest Nelson Blvd. Following the grave-side services, a reception will be held at the Fawcett H2U Center at 3280Tamiami Trail Suite #493 (Promenades Mall) until 4:00 pm. Please visit the online tribute for Dennis "Denny" Stuart Walker to sign the guest book and offer condolences and share memories at www.kays-ponger.com \