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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: ecompt on May 22, 2015, 11:43:20 AM

Title: RIP Don Walker
Post by: ecompt on May 22, 2015, 11:43:20 AM
Journal sports business reporter passed away from a massive heart attack this morning. Nice guy. Very sad news.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: sailwi on May 22, 2015, 12:02:27 PM
Good friend of my brother, awful news.  Prayers for him and his family.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: Sir Lawrence on May 22, 2015, 01:03:37 PM
Are you certain it was his heart?  Don was in very good cardio shape.  He was a season ticket holder, big fan of the MU BB program and a wonderful husband, father and good guy.
R.I.P.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: Sir Lawrence on May 22, 2015, 01:07:47 PM
Article here:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/don-walker-longtime-journal-sentinel-reporter-and-editor-dies-b99505469z1-304735701.html

Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: ecompt on May 22, 2015, 01:23:18 PM
Quote from: Sir Lawrence on May 22, 2015, 01:03:37 PM
Are you certain it was his heart?  Don was in very good cardio shape.  He was a season ticket holder, big fan of the MU BB program and a wonderful husband, father and good guy.
R.I.P.

Apparently he was on the treadmill and his heart just stopped. Tragic. MU grad of Journalism in mid 1970s.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: jsglow on May 22, 2015, 02:44:06 PM
RIP Don. One of their solid reporters. He'll be missed.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: MU82 on May 22, 2015, 03:48:31 PM
Knew him well way back when. Very sad news.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: Herman Cain on May 24, 2015, 05:54:59 PM
A very solid reporter. Enjoyed the pieces he wrote . An MU guy who did a great job. Very sad.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: texaswarrior74 on May 24, 2015, 09:45:30 PM
Knew "Doak" well from my MU days. Two guys across the hall in Schroeder freshman and sophomore years were also from Detroit Brother Rice High and were good friends of Don so he was always around th 5th floor.

Very sad news, he was a really good guy.

RIP Don.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on June 06, 2015, 05:20:10 PM
RIP

He took plenty of grief here by posters over the years....unneeded.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: wadesworld on June 06, 2015, 05:35:37 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on June 06, 2015, 05:20:10 PM
RIP

He took plenty of grief here by posters over the years....unneeded.

Chicos back to save the day!
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on June 06, 2015, 05:56:15 PM
Walker was an honest broker, who wrote what he thought based on the facts he had.  Despite being a MU alum, he had no problem calling out the good with the bad.  That rubbed enough people here the wrong ways over the years.

RIP...to an honest man that reported the right way.
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: wadesworld on June 06, 2015, 06:33:54 PM
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on June 06, 2015, 05:56:15 PM
Walker was an honest broker, who wrote what he thought based on the facts he had.  Despite being a MU alum, he had no problem calling out the good with the bad.  That rubbed enough people here the wrong ways over the years.

RIP...to an honest man that reported the right way.

Thanks for setting the record straight.  Where would Scoop be without you?
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: We R Final Four on June 06, 2015, 06:40:08 PM
Yeah, where would be with out that great piece about TJ Taylor only being on campus for two weeks.  I waited for the additional info that he was sure to publish bout the topic, but..........it never came. 
Title: Re: RIP Don Walker
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on June 06, 2015, 06:43:48 PM
The man passed away. Show some respect.