The living legend now sails perfect winds and waters. Stuart Walker 1923-2018 updated
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The living legend now sails perfect winds and waters. Stuart Walker 1923-2018 updated
written by Matias Collins on November 22 of 2018 and read by 2556
Stuart Walker at age of 88 finishing second at the 2011 Soling European Championship held in Attersee, Austrian lakes one of his beloved destinations to sail in Europe.
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Dr. Stuart H. Walker, beloved parishioner, writer, Evening Prayer leader and Olympic yachtsman, passed away this past Monday, November 12. A funeral and celebration of his life will be held at St. Anne's, beginning at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 24, with a reception following immediately at the Severn Sailing Association, 311 First St., Annapolis, MD, 21403. Cards and words of consolation can be sent in care of Mrs. Patricia Walker, 1888 Luce Creek Dr., Annapolis, MD, 21401.
Rest eternal grant to Stuart, O Lord, let light perpetual shine upon him, and may calm seas and fair winds carry him to heaven's shore. Amen.
Grant, O Lord, to all who are bereaved the spirit of faith and courage, that they may have strength to meet the days to come with steadfastness and patience; not sorrowing as those without hope, but in thankful remembrance of your great goodness, and in the joyful expectation of eternal life with those they love. All this we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
Dr. Stuart H. Walker, age 95, died Monday, November 12, 2018, at his home in Annapolis, MD, after a brief illness. Born in Brooklyn NY in 1923 he attended school in Hartsdale NY and graduated from Bronxville High School. He was an American Olympic yachtsman, writer and professor of Pediatrics.
He competed as a 5.5meter sailor at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico and was a member of the US sailing team in the 1979 Pan American Games. He won many international and national championships in the Soling Class and in the International 14 Class was the first American to win the Princess Elizabeth trophy in 1961 and the Prince of Wales trophy in 1964.
Survived by his beloved wife Patricia Empey Walker, his daughters Susan and Lee, grandsons Stuart and Ian, great grandsons Ty and Sam, as well as Patricia's three children Martha, Bruce and Paula. He was predeceased by his parents Robert O. and Alice T. Walker, his brother Barry, and his first wife of 67 years Frances Taylor Walker.
He graduated from Middlebury College class of 1943 and the New York University Medical School. He served in the US Army 11th Airborne Division in Japan following World War II and remained in the Army until 1953 when he opened a pediatric practice in Annapolis MD. He became a full professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland Medical School in 1961 and was Chief of Pediatrics at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore until his retirement in 1984. He was the author of 11 books on sailboat racing, a lecturer and sailing magazine columnist. He was a founding member of the Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis, served as Commodore and was President of the International Soling Class from 1991-94. His sailing career spanned more than 70 years - from the 1940s, racing Venturer a Q class boat , in Long Island Sound with his father - to winning races in his Soling with Bruce and Owen Empey in Annapolis in 2018.
Funeral services will be held at St. Anne's Church on Saturday Nov. 24 at 11am.
thank you Nautica Ocean 2 Ocean for the following great video made in 2010-2011, just before Stuart finished second at the 2011 European Championship at age of 88
Stuart at his Soling 839, after owning 842, 788, 783, 784 amongst others a bit olders.
The last Soling class event Stuart took part in Annapolis, celebrating his birthday with some of his Soling friends
Severn Sailing Association Stuart`s home club
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Dear family of Stu Walker
Frouk Segaar
November 16 of 2018
Dear family of Stu Walker by Frouk Segaarclick on text to hide comment
Dear family of Stu Walker,
Herewith we extend our deepest sympathy, regarding the decease of Stuart Walker. We will remind him as a very warm, enthusiastic and well experienced sailing friend; always willing to help, inform or educate others with great enthusiasm. One of those moments occurred, after a good day of sailing in the Netherlands, he introduced us into his secrets about Soling trimming and Soling sailing. following up the next day by stepping onboard of several Soling competitors, to practice hand on! Along with the determination to travel abroad, to join in various fleets around the world. Stuart was a brilliant man, being able to sail competitive at high age! We will all miss this dear Soling friend! We wish all of you strength in this period, but we really hope you will find comfort in the knowledge that all (Soling) sailors will remember a very dear friend!
Frouk and Robin Segaar Fam. of late Rien Segaar.
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From the British Soling Association
Hamish Loudon
November 16 of 2018
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Our heartfelt condolences go out to all the extended Walker family. We enjoyed Stuarts company on his UK visits and learned so much. Even amidst the rain squalls on a racetrack in NW Scotland his good humour shone through. And, he had so much time for our sailors new to Solings. A true gentleman Sailor. May the windshifts be with him.
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Stuart Walker’s Vision –
sailor Unkown
November 14 of 2018
Stuart Walker’s Vision – by sailor Unkownclick on text to hide comment
The US Soling Association sends it sincere condolences to Pat Walker and the whole big Walker Family. Stuart was unique in his ability see everything on the race course so clearly all at once. The telling irony of his later life was that, even as he lost his sight, he never lost his vision. He could look at you even then and know you through and through. The good news is, no matter our failings, he looked for and found the winner in each of us. To the Champ!!! Henry Thomas, President USSA
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Stuart Walker
Derek Priestley
November 14 of 2018
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Attending my first Soling Worlds in Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany, in 2005 I first met the man I was subsequently able to race with & against.
After the class meeting he & I had a conversation & he told me “I’ve raced these boats all over the world, but I’ve never done a regatta in England” Well, he still didn’t, but with my help & my boat he has at least done one in Wales & one in Scotland!! And with his help I was able to do the Worlds in Annapolis! Stuart introduced me to Tom Price (his book illustrator) who arranged a boat & an extra member of the crew & together we all had a great time on the Chesapeake bay (Even on Black Friday!!!).
Some years later my wife & I, together with Mark Fisher from Barry Y.C. Soling fleet, were invited to join Stuart & his new wife Patricia to help celebrate his 90th birthday on a boat on the River Thames & I was able to invite him to Helm an RS Elite keelboat on the Tuesday night Solent series from the Island Sailing Club Cowes. Obviously we won our class!!!
So, Sail on Stuart, & enjoy those shifts you are so good at finding & thanks for all your books.
Derek Priestley GBR 170 “Mr Crusty”
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Pepper lover
Kazuo Hanaoka
November 14 of 2018
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My generation racing together with Stuart. First time at Europe may be Thorn in Switzerland Open National, it’s funny his wife Frances shout on every rounding mark. After the race we took dinner with them and Heike Blok. Lot of story there he said during world war he was sailing north of Japan Sendai with his Pelican class dinghy. And he had same taste like me, pepper lover! Both of our two dishes are so many black pepper powder! May be he loves pepper in heaven.
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Warm goodbye from Italy
Bruno Maffezzoli
November 14 of 2018
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On behalf of all Italian Soling friends I express my condolences to the family of Stuart Walker: a mith, a teacher, a friend. We all remember how much he was in love with Italy and with the Lake of Garda in particular. Once he said that if the Lake of Garda exists, God must be a sailor. And in order to reinforce the concept, one year ago he was in Torbole as a competitor and completed two races with a 30 knots wind. Now he is legend.
Bruno Maffezzoli (Italian Soling Association President)
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Good bye old friend
Hamish Loudon
November 13 of 2018
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May the wind and tide run in your favour old friend
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