Robert Rex Walker, 89, of Rushville died at 1:18 p.m. Aug. 11, 2023, at Saint John’s Hospital in Springfield.Robert Rex Walker, 89, of Rushville died at 1:18 p.m. Aug. 11, 2023, at Saint John’s Hospital in Springfield.
He was born July 27, 1934, in East Los Angeles, Calif., a son of Cecil Rex and Margaret Parker Walker. He married Carol Cunningham on April 7, 1990, in Fullerton, Calif. She survives.
Also surviving are two children, Diane Hicks of Spokane, Wash., and Lance Walker of Orange, Calif.; two stepchildren, Dorri Neal and Benny of Lake Elsinore, Calif., and Michael Morgan and Janet of Las Vegas, Nev.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
He received his Aeronautical Engineering degree at Northup University in El Segundo, Calif., and then attended graduate school at UCLA. He worked for North American Aviation where he worked on the Apollo Space Program, then worked at Rockwell Engineering before starting his own business, Imperial Instruments. He owned three patents for truck load measurement and did instrumentation for two nuclear plants. He and his wife, Carol, moved to Rushville in 1998 and he set up his electronics business on Congress Street.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church where he served as a trustee. He was the Treasurer of the Phoenix Opera House and was a member of Rushville Rotary Club.
Cremation has been accorded. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to Rushville United Methodist Church or Schuyler County Humane Society.
Condolences may be sent to www.worthingtonfh.com.
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