OBIT: Shirley (Deeter) WALKER, 2007, formerly of Somerset County, PA

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WALKER, Shirley

Shirley Walker reached her journey's end in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Nov. 26, 
2007. She was born in Pittsburgh on April 9, 1928, the daughter of Robert Andrew 
Deeter and Hilda Catherine (Broeseker) Deeter. She also lived in Altoona, Berlin 
and Somerset. In her later years she was a longtime resident of Southern 
California. Shirley was the devoted wife of Ronald Hay Walker for 58 years until 
she lost the love of her life to Alzheimer's disease in January of 2006. She is 
survived by her son, Jeffrey Walker; her daughters, Connie Assadi and Rhonda 
Marshall; sons-in-law, Mike Assadi and Matt Marshall; grandchildren, Abraham 
Assadi, Zoe Marshall, Paige Assadi, Emma Marshall, Amanda Assadi-Rullow and her 
husband, Clifford Rullow. She is also survived by her sister, Doris Dainty; 
brother, Ronald Deeter; sister and brother-in-law, Janice and Jack Dickey; and 
many nieces and nephews. Shirley was an L.V.N. for many years and was also 
president of the Torrance, Calif., Woman's Club from 1998 to 2000. Within her 
resided an extraordinarily generous, compassionate, loving heart and her 
passing, while painful to so many who knew and loved her, can never erase the 
beautiful spirit of love she leaves behind. A memorial service to celebrate 
Shirley's life will be held at the Torrance Woman's Club at 11 a.m. on Dec. 22. 
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American 
Heart Association or to the Torrance Woman's Club, to help them continue their 
benevolent work, at 1422 Engracia Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501.

Daily American, December 3, 2007