Richard C. Walker

A graduate of Bates college where he met his wife, Susan, Dick touched many lives through his chosen professions. Dick was an Assistant Dean and a teacher in Fryeburg ME, a teacher and award winning track coach in Orono, ME where he developed the first indoor track league for girls in the state of Maine, going on to become the principal of Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield ME. Leaving education, he became co-owner of the West Springfield Country Store in W. Springfield, NH with his wife and ended his career in his beloved Northwoods of NH at Shaws in Gorham. 

Dick had many fond memories of his life and accomplishments, the many people he met along the way, his family, and his time fishing, walking in the woods and communing with wildlife, especially the black bears in his backyard in Milan, NH. Dick moved to Roseville, Minnesota after retirement to be closer to his grandchildren. He loved sports, watching his grandchildren grow to adults and spoiling his granddogs. Dick is predeceased by his grandson Ben, his daughter Andrea and the love of his life, his wife, Susan. He will be sorely missed by his daughter Kate Hanson, son-in-law Brian and grandsons, Alex and Sam who are comforted that he is now at peace.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his honor can be made to Ben's Buddies (www.bensbudies.org), Appalachian Mountain Club (www.outdoors.org) or an education institution meaningful to you. If you knew Dick, please consider leaving a memory on his web page.