Dr. Tom Walker (Aikido)

[BC]

Some sad news. Dr. Tom Walker, a noteable aikidoka, passed away on April 29, 2003. A eulogy has been posted at the following address:

http://65.119.177.201/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=9&t=001744

My condolences to his family, friends and students.

[bruceb]

I read this post the day it came out, along with the link, and it seemed to be important, but I didn't quite know why?

Maybe, because one of my mentors was a german born science teacher, who taught me to sail, with all its intricacys, and he had some quirks, much like the fastideious Dr. Tom Walker, I can identify with this post.

He seems to be a very interesting man, who touched quite a few people. Although it might have been better to do a biography before his passing, it might be just as important to do one if it has not already been done. The measure of a man is not by his achievements, but those he has touched in his life.

Sometimes, a few words, and pictures is all that is left of a person, and from what I have read so far, Dr. Tom Walker deserves to have a biography with a few words and pictures.

[don]

Originally posted by bruceb
Dr. Tom Walker deserves to have a biography with a few words and pictures.

http://www.aikidojournal.com/new/article.asp?ArticleID=166

[bruceb]

That was one of the reasons I suggested a book, I had read that article.