Obit of Walker, Floyd L - Creek County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Shelly Lynch 04 Feb 2007 Return to Creek County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/creek/creek.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Fitzgerald FH--Tulsa Ok WALKER -- Floyd L., pre-eminent American Trial Lawyer, and a founding Partner of Pray, Walker, Jackman, Williamson & Marler, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006, he was 87. Mr. Walker was born in Kiefer, OK, on March 27, 1919, to Willis Hersey Walker and Josephine McFarland Walker. A 1938 graduate of Kiefer High School, Floyd moved to Tulsa, where he was employed at the Carnation milk plant. He was offered a job as a Letter Carrier in November 1940, where he continued to work until he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program in August, 1942. After completing his training, he was assigned to a combat crew as a Bombardier, flying 26 missions over occupied Europe in a B24. Actor, Major Jimmy Stewart was his first Squadron Commander. Floyd's 26th mission ended with a crash landing in Sweden, where he was interned for 5 months. After Mr. Walker's internment ended, he began training to become a pilot. He was awarded the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, but the most important thing he received as a result of his military service, was his eligibility to complete his education, and to become a LAWYER! If he was not the first new student to enter the University of Tulsa's College of Law under the G.I. Bill, he was among the very first. After taking the Bar Exam, he was sworn in as a lawyer on March 15, 1949. Mr. Walker's first employment, as a lawyer, was as a Claims Attorney for The Standard Insurance Company, a casualty insurer for companies engaged in the oil business. He continued with that work until the spring of 1953, when he opened his own Law Office, as a solo general practitioner. During the next 12 to 15 years his solo practice continued to develop until it became mostly referrals from other lawyers to handle the trial litigation. His practice was also expanding from personal injury cases, into more complex litigation including Intellectual Property cases, defending and pursuing Patent litigation, wrongful taking and use of Trade Secrets, as well as litigation involving various aspects of State and Federal antitrust laws. He was President of the Tulsa County Bar in 1973. During the 1970's, he was on the Oklahoma Bar Association's Board of Governors. He became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1972, chairing the Oklahoma Fellows in 1982, and 1983. One of the most memorable cases that he handled was the antitrust case of Telex v. I.B.M. The Supreme Court case was the subject of an article in the Yale Law Review; the Texas Law Review; The University of Pennsylvania Law Review, as well as many others and a number of best-selling books. He was honored by the University Of Tulsa College Of Law, in 2001, by a Life Time Achievement Award; and, in 2002, was one of three individuals designated, Distinguished Alumna 2002, by the University of Tulsa. At the time, he was the only graduate in the history of the TU College of Law, to have ever been so honored. Along with his outstanding professional accomplishments, Floyd will be remembered as a man willing to give of himself with a generosity of spirit that gifted educational institutions, charities, family and friends. His mentorship challenged everyone to attain higher goals, and build on the foundation of good will and personal achievement. He is survived by: his wife, Virginia Walker; a son, Jim Walker; daughters, Marylea Byrd, Janice Cady, Joyce Anglin and Cheryl Newman; 11 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Friends are making memorial contributions to the University of Tulsa Law School. Service will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, December 16, at Sharp Chapel, on the campus of the University of Tulsa. www.fitzgeraldivychapel.com. The Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel, 585-1151. Published in the Tulsa World on 12/15/2006. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Creek County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/creek/creek.htm