Wednesday, June 12, 1985
Norman Walker
Cottonwood - Norman W. Walker died at his home Thursday. He had lived in the Verde Valley for five years.
Born in Scotland, he was a doctor of science in the health research field.
He is survived by his wife, Helen.
Private family services were arranged by Westcott Funeral Home.
[Courtesy of Judy Wight Branson]
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From Wikipedia:
Walker was born (1886) in Genoa, Liguria, Italy to Robert Walker, a Baptist Minister from Scotland, and Lydia Maw Walker. He was the second of the six children of Rev. and Mrs. Walker that lived to adulthood. As a young man, he discovered the value of vegetable juices while recovering from a breakdown in a peasant house in the French countryside. Watching the woman in the kitchen peel carrots, he noticed the moistness on the underside of the peel. He decided to try grinding them and had his first cup of carrot juice.
Norman W. Walker married Margaret Bruce Olcott, a New Yorker, on 11 June 1913. in New York City [New York State Marriage Index (on-line), Marriage Certificate No.13485]. Margaret Walker died in New York City in November 1970 (NY Times obituary and Social Security Death Index). It is not known when and where Norman and Margaret divorced, but 18 January 1943 issue of the Reno (NV) Evening Gazette reported a Marriage Application for Norman W. Walker of San Francisco and Helen Ruth Kerby of Carson City. There is no indication Walker had children from either marriage.
[Courtesy of Cav. David M. GRATTA]
Wednesday, June 12, 1985
Norman Walker
Cottonwood - Norman W. Walker died at his home Thursday. He had lived in the Verde Valley for five years.
Born in Scotland, he was a doctor of science in the health research field.
He is survived by his wife, Helen.
Private family services were arranged by Westcott Funeral Home.
[Courtesy of Judy Wight Branson]
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From Wikipedia:
Walker was born (1886) in Genoa, Liguria, Italy to Robert Walker, a Baptist Minister from Scotland, and Lydia Maw Walker. He was the second of the six children of Rev. and Mrs. Walker that lived to adulthood. As a young man, he discovered the value of vegetable juices while recovering from a breakdown in a peasant house in the French countryside. Watching the woman in the kitchen peel carrots, he noticed the moistness on the underside of the peel. He decided to try grinding them and had his first cup of carrot juice.
Norman W. Walker married Margaret Bruce Olcott, a New Yorker, on 11 June 1913. in New York City [New York State Marriage Index (on-line), Marriage Certificate No.13485]. Margaret Walker died in New York City in November 1970 (NY Times obituary and Social Security Death Index). It is not known when and where Norman and Margaret divorced, but 18 January 1943 issue of the Reno (NV) Evening Gazette reported a Marriage Application for Norman W. Walker of San Francisco and Helen Ruth Kerby of Carson City. There is no indication Walker had children from either marriage.
[Courtesy of Cav. David M. GRATTA]