Walker, Richard L. 93, formerly of Dedham. February 9, 2015. Son of the late William and Meda (Sebastian) Walker. Husband of the late Camilla (Miraglia) and the late Dorothy (Madden). Brother of Claire Hester of South Yarmouth, the late Thomas O'Conner, William and Charles Walker, Lillian O'Conner and Mary Wyman. He will be missed by his loving and devoted daughters, Carolynn DeCoste and her husband Robert of Sharon, Roberta Santamaria and her husband Joseph of Alexandria, NH as well as his grandchildren Robert Decoste Jr., Kylee Decoste, Carolynn, Joseph and Paul Santamaria, and great-grandchildren Kaylan, Amleia, Madelynn, Piper, and Payton Santamaria and Kaydance Wooten. Richard was a Sergeant First Class in the Army, a veteran of WWII during the Aleutian Champaign, retired from the Boston Naval Shipyard Local 17, Member of the Knights of Columbus Dorchester Lower Mills.
Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Wilson-Cannon Funeral Home, 456 High St. Dedham, Friday at 8am followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Anne Church, Readville at 9am. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday from 4-8pm. Interment in Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Richard's memory to MSPCA-Angell, 350 S. Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02130.