David Lee Walker

David Lee Walker (83) was born at home on September 14, 1937, in Sibley, Illinois. He passed away on August 20, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. With the exception of a few years of military service, Dave spent the last 70 years of his life in Tucson. In his teen years, Dave was a mechanic by day and a square dance caller by night. While he eventually pursued a different daytime career, Dave continued to call square dancing throughout his life, traveling to faraway places inside and outside the country to do so. He became well known in the square dancing community as one of the best callers around. It wasn’t until his mid-seventies that Dave took leave from square dance calling to care for his ailing wife. As a young man, Dave served four years in the Air Force, with most of the time spent living in Hawaii. It was during this time that he married his first wife, Charlotte. Together they had four children. Upon returning to the mainland and being discharged from the military, Dave went to work at Hughes Aircraft. He worked there as a computer programmer for his entire career. Dave and Charlotte divorced in 1997. Dave later met and married Virginia Donovan (“Ginny”). They enjoyed 20 years of traveling, shopping yard sales, eating out, square and round dancing, and puttering around together. Dave’s love grew even deeper for Ginny in the final years of her life as he cared for her every need while she succumbed to the ravaging effects of dementia. His love, patience, and dedication to Ginny during her final years serve as a stellar example to his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Dave was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in many capacities within the church including clerk, executive secretary, and counselor in a young single adult ward Bishopric. In addition, Dave supported two of his children both financially and emotionally as they served full-time missions for the church. As a man of common sense and logic, Dave could fix, make, or build just about anything. As a husband and father, he was the fixer of all things broken. Later in life, Dave built a workshop and powered it entirely by solar panels he designed and built himself. His most recent projects involved all things 3D printed. He was especially handy at designing and producing replacement parts and miscellaneous pieces to help out with his son’s new camera store. Dave’s mother (Alleyne), daughter (Lynne), father (Marvin), step-mother (Otti), step-daughter (Lee Vorves), sister (Billie Humphrey), and wife (Ginny) precede him in death. He is survived and will be missed dearly by his children, Lee (Marianne), Kerri (Todd), and Jodi (Byron); step-son, Jeff (Veronica) Donovan; grandchildren, Allison (Warren), Sean (Elise), Kelly (Loren), Katie, Aaron, Kenna (Ben), Colby, Megan, Ryan, and Braden; great-grandchildren, Dani, Weston, Marshall, Grant, Andrew, and a baby girl on the way; brother, Mike (Sandy); and grand-dogs, Dale and Ozzy. Funeral services will take place at 10:00am on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 105 N Norton, Tucson, AZ 85719, with visitation at 9:00am. A graveside service will be held following the funeral at the Binghampton Cemetery, 4001 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85718. Those who wish to join the funeral via streaming video may do so at https://zoom.us/j/98255532778. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pima Animal Care Center, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionary fund.