The Walker family
Joy Walker is
now retired and lives in Weardale, County Durham. Three boys and
three grandchildren near and far, plus partner Ted keep her
occupied. Her numerous interests include her garden, music,
family history, short story writing - she is often a finalist in
national competitions - and computing. In early internet days she
featured in the Sunday Times. Travel within the UK, to
the USA and Europe is usually with Ted or her friend May. She is
currently learning German.
Brother David
Walker and wife Pam live with Matthew (1994) and Eleanor (1991) in a listed (heritage) tower house in rural
Northumberland, not surprisingly house renovations feature in
their interests along with the local school, travel, Land Rovers,
Triumph and other motorcycles, and a steam roller under
restoration (scrap to shining - seeing is believing!).
The family is seen in the recent left-hand photo, just for happy memory Eleanor approaching three years of age features below. David is a chartered engineer with the Nexus Metro on Tyneside (far superior to the London Underground) and Pam manages a company protecting the interests of the disabled in the northeast. They are jointly restoring a holiday cottage in Longframlington, and recently visited both the Millennium Dome (by train) and Malta (all travel on the island by the famous route buses).
Brother Martin set out to seek fame and fortune in America
in 1992, hopefully not just to distance himself from brothers etc!
After several years in industry carrying out organic chemistry
research he returned to acedemia, gaining a PhD at Brandeis (Massachusetts)
then a post as Professor in Johnston, Vermont, and most
importantly a New Hampshire wife, Amy.
Martin's career and main interest are the same, chemistry, and he recently spoke at two conferences in Washington, DC.
The church and computing are also important - playing live music reduced recently with the arrival of happy toddler Margaret (1999) and their first permanent home together, in wood, rural New England style though fortunately new enough to avoid strenuous renovations.
The family also feature on my own photo page. The wider family includes the clans Morris, Anderson and Copplestone with the last well-known in New Zealand and extended to Australia.
Alan