Dorothy Jeane Brown Walker, 88, of Santa Barbara, formerly of Kearney, Neb., died Friday, April 29, 2011, in Santa Barbara. Dorothy was born Aug. 27, 1922, in Kearney to Hugh R. and Dora (Stenehjem) Brown.
In 1944, she married William K. Walker. He died in 1981.
Survivors are: sons, William of Placentia, Michael of Kennett Square and Patrick of Boston; daughter, Kelly Bartholf of Hollister; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was the granddaughter of Mentor A. Brown, founder of the Kearney Daily Hub.
Dorothy graduated from Kearney High School in 1939 with letters in journalism, debate and cheerleading and was a member of the National Honorary Society. At Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., she was editor of the Stephens Life, vice president of the Administrative Council and member of Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Phi Delta, honorary scholastic and journalism sororities.
Dorothy was named the Ideal of Forcefulness, "for exerting a wide and constructive influence over the campus as a whole," upon her graduation in 1941.
After receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1943, she was employed by Thomas J. Watson, president of the International Business Machines, (I.B.M.) for a corporate position in "creative thinking."
Following her wartime marriage in 1944 to William K. Walker, a major in the U.S. Air Force, she was employed by Carl Byoir Associates, public relations specialists, in New York City. Maj. Walker, having returned from duty in the European Theater of War, was a command pilot with a B-29 group stationed on Guam prior to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Walker was discharged as a lieutenant colonel in 1945, and the couple settled in Fayetteville, N.Y.
The Walkers were involved in the development of the soft-drink industry through Pepsi Cola franchises in Syracuse and Auburn, N.Y., and were active in community activities.
Four children were born to this union: William Kirk in 1946, Michael Richmond in 1948, Patrick Charles in 1951 and Kelly Anne in 1958.
William Walker died in 1981 and is interred in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1967, Dorothy was enrolled in a doctoral program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She received the 60-hour master's degree in city and regional planning in 1970 and the doctor of philosophy in 1972.
Dr. Walker's areas of specialization were community organization, communications, and health and regional planning. She was co-director of Community Medical Services, Medical Society of State of New York (1970 to 1973); consultant, United Way of America (1973 to 1974); and consultant and assistant to the executive director, United Way Services, Cleveland (1974 to 1980).
She designed curriculum and training materials for information and referral networks and formulated criteria for national thrusts in the areas of alcoholism, mental health, sickle cell anemia and rural health planning.
Retiring to Santa Barbara in 1980, Dr. Walker related her experience and expertise to development of employee assistance programs and became an active participant in the area's nonprofit volunteer programs. She served on the two-county Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council for 10 years and was the agency's representative on the Aging and Long Term Care Network from the time of its inception to 1998.
Dr. Walker was appointed by the Santa Barbara City Council to the Senior Citizens Committee, 1989 to 1990; the Human Services Committee, 1991 to 1993, chair 1993; the Circulation Element Update Consensus Group, 1995; and the Community Development and Human Services Committee, 1999 to 2002.
She was president of the League of Women Voters chapter in Fayetteville in 1946 and continued her participation with the Santa Barbara LWV chapter, chairing the transportation study from 1989 to 1991 and the health care study from 1993 to 1994. She received the League of Women Voters Certificate of Appreciation for 50 years of service in 1998. She served as a United Way planning and allocations volunteer from 1981 to 1998.
She was a member of the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee and the Human Services Association. In 1996, she was elected senior senator in the California Senior Senate, serving older Californians in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Published in the Kearney Hub on 5/13/2011
In 1944, she married William K. Walker. He died in 1981.
Survivors are: sons, William of Placentia, Michael of Kennett Square and Patrick of Boston; daughter, Kelly Bartholf of Hollister; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was the granddaughter of Mentor A. Brown, founder of the Kearney Daily Hub.
Dorothy graduated from Kearney High School in 1939 with letters in journalism, debate and cheerleading and was a member of the National Honorary Society. At Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., she was editor of the Stephens Life, vice president of the Administrative Council and member of Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Phi Delta, honorary scholastic and journalism sororities.
Dorothy was named the Ideal of Forcefulness, "for exerting a wide and constructive influence over the campus as a whole," upon her graduation in 1941.
After receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1943, she was employed by Thomas J. Watson, president of the International Business Machines, (I.B.M.) for a corporate position in "creative thinking."
Following her wartime marriage in 1944 to William K. Walker, a major in the U.S. Air Force, she was employed by Carl Byoir Associates, public relations specialists, in New York City. Maj. Walker, having returned from duty in the European Theater of War, was a command pilot with a B-29 group stationed on Guam prior to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Walker was discharged as a lieutenant colonel in 1945, and the couple settled in Fayetteville, N.Y.
The Walkers were involved in the development of the soft-drink industry through Pepsi Cola franchises in Syracuse and Auburn, N.Y., and were active in community activities.
Four children were born to this union: William Kirk in 1946, Michael Richmond in 1948, Patrick Charles in 1951 and Kelly Anne in 1958.
William Walker died in 1981 and is interred in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1967, Dorothy was enrolled in a doctoral program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She received the 60-hour master's degree in city and regional planning in 1970 and the doctor of philosophy in 1972.
Dr. Walker's areas of specialization were community organization, communications, and health and regional planning. She was co-director of Community Medical Services, Medical Society of State of New York (1970 to 1973); consultant, United Way of America (1973 to 1974); and consultant and assistant to the executive director, United Way Services, Cleveland (1974 to 1980).
She designed curriculum and training materials for information and referral networks and formulated criteria for national thrusts in the areas of alcoholism, mental health, sickle cell anemia and rural health planning.
Retiring to Santa Barbara in 1980, Dr. Walker related her experience and expertise to development of employee assistance programs and became an active participant in the area's nonprofit volunteer programs. She served on the two-county Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council for 10 years and was the agency's representative on the Aging and Long Term Care Network from the time of its inception to 1998.
Dr. Walker was appointed by the Santa Barbara City Council to the Senior Citizens Committee, 1989 to 1990; the Human Services Committee, 1991 to 1993, chair 1993; the Circulation Element Update Consensus Group, 1995; and the Community Development and Human Services Committee, 1999 to 2002.
She was president of the League of Women Voters chapter in Fayetteville in 1946 and continued her participation with the Santa Barbara LWV chapter, chairing the transportation study from 1989 to 1991 and the health care study from 1993 to 1994. She received the League of Women Voters Certificate of Appreciation for 50 years of service in 1998. She served as a United Way planning and allocations volunteer from 1981 to 1998.
She was a member of the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee and the Human Services Association. In 1996, she was elected senior senator in the California Senior Senate, serving older Californians in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Published in the Kearney Hub on 5/13/2011
Dorothy Jeane Brown Walker, 88, of Santa Barbara, formerly of Kearney, Neb., died Friday, April 29, 2011, in Santa Barbara. Dorothy was born Aug. 27, 1922, in Kearney to Hugh R. and Dora (Stenehjem) Brown.
In 1944, she married William K. Walker. He died in 1981.
Survivors are: sons, William of Placentia, Michael of Kennett Square and Patrick of Boston; daughter, Kelly Bartholf of Hollister; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was the granddaughter of Mentor A. Brown, founder of the Kearney Daily Hub.
Dorothy graduated from Kearney High School in 1939 with letters in journalism, debate and cheerleading and was a member of the National Honorary Society. At Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., she was editor of the Stephens Life, vice president of the Administrative Council and member of Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Phi Delta, honorary scholastic and journalism sororities.
Dorothy was named the Ideal of Forcefulness, "for exerting a wide and constructive influence over the campus as a whole," upon her graduation in 1941.
After receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1943, she was employed by Thomas J. Watson, president of the International Business Machines, (I.B.M.) for a corporate position in "creative thinking."
Following her wartime marriage in 1944 to William K. Walker, a major in the U.S. Air Force, she was employed by Carl Byoir Associates, public relations specialists, in New York City. Maj. Walker, having returned from duty in the European Theater of War, was a command pilot with a B-29 group stationed on Guam prior to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Walker was discharged as a lieutenant colonel in 1945, and the couple settled in Fayetteville, N.Y.
The Walkers were involved in the development of the soft-drink industry through Pepsi Cola franchises in Syracuse and Auburn, N.Y., and were active in community activities.
Four children were born to this union: William Kirk in 1946, Michael Richmond in 1948, Patrick Charles in 1951 and Kelly Anne in 1958.
William Walker died in 1981 and is interred in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1967, Dorothy was enrolled in a doctoral program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She received the 60-hour master's degree in city and regional planning in 1970 and the doctor of philosophy in 1972.
Dr. Walker's areas of specialization were community organization, communications, and health and regional planning. She was co-director of Community Medical Services, Medical Society of State of New York (1970 to 1973); consultant, United Way of America (1973 to 1974); and consultant and assistant to the executive director, United Way Services, Cleveland (1974 to 1980).
She designed curriculum and training materials for information and referral networks and formulated criteria for national thrusts in the areas of alcoholism, mental health, sickle cell anemia and rural health planning.
Retiring to Santa Barbara in 1980, Dr. Walker related her experience and expertise to development of employee assistance programs and became an active participant in the area's nonprofit volunteer programs. She served on the two-county Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council for 10 years and was the agency's representative on the Aging and Long Term Care Network from the time of its inception to 1998.
Dr. Walker was appointed by the Santa Barbara City Council to the Senior Citizens Committee, 1989 to 1990; the Human Services Committee, 1991 to 1993, chair 1993; the Circulation Element Update Consensus Group, 1995; and the Community Development and Human Services Committee, 1999 to 2002.
She was president of the League of Women Voters chapter in Fayetteville in 1946 and continued her participation with the Santa Barbara LWV chapter, chairing the transportation study from 1989 to 1991 and the health care study from 1993 to 1994. She received the League of Women Voters Certificate of Appreciation for 50 years of service in 1998. She served as a United Way planning and allocations volunteer from 1981 to 1998.
She was a member of the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee and the Human Services Association. In 1996, she was elected senior senator in the California Senior Senate, serving older Californians in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Published in the Kearney Hub on 5/13/2011
In 1944, she married William K. Walker. He died in 1981.
Survivors are: sons, William of Placentia, Michael of Kennett Square and Patrick of Boston; daughter, Kelly Bartholf of Hollister; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Dorothy was the granddaughter of Mentor A. Brown, founder of the Kearney Daily Hub.
Dorothy graduated from Kearney High School in 1939 with letters in journalism, debate and cheerleading and was a member of the National Honorary Society. At Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., she was editor of the Stephens Life, vice president of the Administrative Council and member of Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Phi Delta, honorary scholastic and journalism sororities.
Dorothy was named the Ideal of Forcefulness, "for exerting a wide and constructive influence over the campus as a whole," upon her graduation in 1941.
After receiving a bachelor of arts degree from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1943, she was employed by Thomas J. Watson, president of the International Business Machines, (I.B.M.) for a corporate position in "creative thinking."
Following her wartime marriage in 1944 to William K. Walker, a major in the U.S. Air Force, she was employed by Carl Byoir Associates, public relations specialists, in New York City. Maj. Walker, having returned from duty in the European Theater of War, was a command pilot with a B-29 group stationed on Guam prior to the dropping of the atomic bomb. Walker was discharged as a lieutenant colonel in 1945, and the couple settled in Fayetteville, N.Y.
The Walkers were involved in the development of the soft-drink industry through Pepsi Cola franchises in Syracuse and Auburn, N.Y., and were active in community activities.
Four children were born to this union: William Kirk in 1946, Michael Richmond in 1948, Patrick Charles in 1951 and Kelly Anne in 1958.
William Walker died in 1981 and is interred in the columbarium at Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1967, Dorothy was enrolled in a doctoral program in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She received the 60-hour master's degree in city and regional planning in 1970 and the doctor of philosophy in 1972.
Dr. Walker's areas of specialization were community organization, communications, and health and regional planning. She was co-director of Community Medical Services, Medical Society of State of New York (1970 to 1973); consultant, United Way of America (1973 to 1974); and consultant and assistant to the executive director, United Way Services, Cleveland (1974 to 1980).
She designed curriculum and training materials for information and referral networks and formulated criteria for national thrusts in the areas of alcoholism, mental health, sickle cell anemia and rural health planning.
Retiring to Santa Barbara in 1980, Dr. Walker related her experience and expertise to development of employee assistance programs and became an active participant in the area's nonprofit volunteer programs. She served on the two-county Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council for 10 years and was the agency's representative on the Aging and Long Term Care Network from the time of its inception to 1998.
Dr. Walker was appointed by the Santa Barbara City Council to the Senior Citizens Committee, 1989 to 1990; the Human Services Committee, 1991 to 1993, chair 1993; the Circulation Element Update Consensus Group, 1995; and the Community Development and Human Services Committee, 1999 to 2002.
She was president of the League of Women Voters chapter in Fayetteville in 1946 and continued her participation with the Santa Barbara LWV chapter, chairing the transportation study from 1989 to 1991 and the health care study from 1993 to 1994. She received the League of Women Voters Certificate of Appreciation for 50 years of service in 1998. She served as a United Way planning and allocations volunteer from 1981 to 1998.
She was a member of the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee and the Human Services Association. In 1996, she was elected senior senator in the California Senior Senate, serving older Californians in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.
She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Published in the Kearney Hub on 5/13/2011
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