Rio Blanco Herald Times (Meeker, CO)
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Clinton Nash Walker - January 20, 1978 ~ September 15, 2007
Clinton Nash Walker - January 20, 1978 ~ September 15, 2007
Clinton Nash Walker , 29, of Hudson, Colo., died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007.
He was born Jan. 20, 1978, in Denver, Colo., to Lanette and Pat Walker . He was a graduate of Brighton High School, class of 1996.
In his youth he was a member of the Good Luck 4-H Club where he showed hogs, cattle and horses. He also was a member of the Little Britches Rodeo Association and the Colorado High School Rodeo Association.
In high school he rode for the Adams County Super Stars. He rode bulls and calf roped. After graduation, he was a member of the PRCA and the CPRCA, where he was the state all-around champion and bull riding champion in 2003. In addition to rodeoing, he was an avid hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman. One of his favorite places to be was in the Colorado mountains where he enjoyed bugling in elk and outfitting elk hunters. His greatest joy in life was spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his daughters, Shandon (8) and Shyler (4); his mom and dad, Lanette and Pat; brother Mark and wife Traci; niece Peyton and nephew Jaxon; grandparents, Perl Johnson of Keenesburg, Colo., Shirley and William Walker Jr. of West Frankfort, Ill.; uncle Kenny and aunt Sandi, aunt Debbie, aunt Rusti and Teri of Illinois and numerous cousins.
He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Leo Johnson of Keenesburg.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Clint Walker Memorial Fund at Colorado East Bank and Trust, P.O. Box 299 Keenesburg, Colo., 80643.
Services were held Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Keenesburg Fairgrounds in Keenesburg.
Clinton Nash Walker , 29, of Hudson, Colo., died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007.
He was born Jan. 20, 1978, in Denver, Colo., to Lanette and Pat Walker . He was a graduate of Brighton High School, class of 1996.
In his youth he was a member of the Good Luck 4-H Club where he showed hogs, cattle and horses. He also was a member of the Little Britches Rodeo Association and the Colorado High School Rodeo Association.
In high school he rode for the Adams County Super Stars. He rode bulls and calf roped. After graduation, he was a member of the PRCA and the CPRCA, where he was the state all-around champion and bull riding champion in 2003. In addition to rodeoing, he was an avid hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman. One of his favorite places to be was in the Colorado mountains where he enjoyed bugling in elk and outfitting elk hunters. His greatest joy in life was spending time with family and friends.
He is survived by his daughters, Shandon (8) and Shyler (4); his mom and dad, Lanette and Pat; brother Mark and wife Traci; niece Peyton and nephew Jaxon; grandparents, Perl Johnson of Keenesburg, Colo., Shirley and William Walker Jr. of West Frankfort, Ill.; uncle Kenny and aunt Sandi, aunt Debbie, aunt Rusti and Teri of Illinois and numerous cousins.
He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Leo Johnson of Keenesburg.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Clint Walker Memorial Fund at Colorado East Bank and Trust, P.O. Box 299 Keenesburg, Colo., 80643.
Services were held Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Keenesburg Fairgrounds in Keenesburg.
