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| birth_place = [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]<br>Rapides Parish, [[Louisiana]], USA​

| birth_place = [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]]<br>Rapides Parish, [[Louisiana]], USA​

| death_date  =August 12, 2008 (aged 79)

| death_date  =August 12, 2008 (aged 79)

| death_place =Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana​

| death_place =Covington, St. Tammany Parish

| resting place=Greenwood Memorial Park in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana​

Resting place:

Greenwood Memorial Park in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]], Louisiana​

|spouse=Sue Field Walker​<br>

|spouse=Sue Field Walker​<br>

Children:<br>

Children:<br>

John Luke Walker<br>​

John Luke Walker<br>​

Five grandchildren​

Five grandchildren​

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'''Morgan Wailes Walker, Jr.''' (November 5, 1928 &ndash; August 12, 2008), was a [[business]]man invested in [[farming]], [[cattle]] ranching, [[catfish]] production, [[restaurant]] management, and [[bank]]ing, originally from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. ​

'''Morgan Wailes Walker, Jr.''' (November 5, 1928 &ndash; August 12, 2008), was a [[business]]man invested in [[farming]], [[cattle]] ranching, [[catfish]] production, [[restaurant]] management, and [[bank]]ing, originally from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Louisiana]]. ​

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==Business acumen==​

==Business acumen==​

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In 1970, Walker  converted his 1,100-acre cattle ranch located off Louisiana Highway 28 West in Alexandria into [[catfish]] ponds. He became a pioneer in the raising and sale of catfish for consumption. He redesigned a small farmhouse on the ranch into the former Grand Maw's House, a catfish restaurant. In 1985, Walker was elected to the board of his father's Guaranty Bank, which occupied the tallest building in Alexandria, located across Third Street from the Alexandria City Hall. The Guaranty building is now anchored to Capital One. Walker learned to fly and used his Cessna to reach family farming operations near Ferriday] in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana. He piloted state and national [[politician]]s around the country.<ref name=obit/>​

In 1970, Walker  converted his 1,100-acre cattle ranch located off Louisiana Highway 28 West in Alexandria into [[catfish]] ponds. He became a pioneer in the raising and sale of catfish for consumption. He redesigned a small farmhouse on the ranch into the former Grand Maw's House, a catfish restaurant. In 1985, Walker was elected to the board of his father's Guaranty Bank, which occupied the tallest building in Alexandria, located across Third Street from the Alexandria City Hall. The Guaranty building is now anchored to Capital One. Walker learned to fly and used his Cessna to reach family farming operations near Ferriday in Concordia Parish in eastern Louisiana. He piloted state and national [[politician]]s around the country.<ref name=obit/>​

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In 1979, Walker acquired the [[Washington, D.C.]], franchise for Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits. He moved his family to the D.C. area for a time and was named to Popeye's Hall of Fame. He sold his last franchise in that area in March 2007. In 1993, Walker purchased a horse farm in Clarke County in northern [[Virginia]] and raised registered American Quarter Horses. Invited to ride with the Blue Ridge Hunt, named for the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], he became accomplished at foxhunting. His obituary describes him as "at heart a [[cowboy]]." In 2003, he retired to the North Shore of [[Lake Pontchartrain]], where he taught disabled children how to ride horses and was a volunteer in [[Habitat for Humanity]].<ref name=obit/>​

In 1979, Walker acquired the [[Washington, D.C.]], franchise for Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits. He moved his family to the D.C. area for a time and was named to Popeye's Hall of Fame. He sold his last franchise in that area in March 2007. In 1993, Walker purchased a horse farm in Clarke County in northern [[Virginia]] and raised registered American Quarter Horses. Invited to ride with the Blue Ridge Hunt, named for the Blue Ridge Mountains, he became accomplished at foxhunting. His obituary describes him as "at heart a [[cowboy]]." In 2003, he retired to the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, where he taught disabled children how to ride horses and was a volunteer in [[Habitat for Humanity]].<ref name=obit/>​

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==Death and family==​

==Death and family==​

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Walker died at his home in Covington in [[suburban]] St. Tammany Parish near [[New Orleans]]. Survivors included his wife, the former Sue Field; three sons, Morgan Walker, III (born 1958), an associate [[professor]] of [[painting]] at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]; Donald Hancock Walker, a financial consultant on [[film]]s in Venice, [[California]]; and John Luke Walker (born November 11, 1960), an assistant [[U.S. Attorney]] in [[Lafayette,]], Louisiana; five grandchildren; and brother Edgar E. Walker, Sr. He was preceded in death by four [[sister]]s. Services were held on August 19 at St. James [[Episcopal]] Church in Alexandria. He is interred with other family members at Greenwood Memorial Park in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]].<ref name=obit/>​

Walker died at his home in Covington in [[suburb]]an St. Tammany Parish near [[New Orleans]]. Survivors included his wife, the former Sue Field; three sons, Morgan Walker, III (born 1958), an associate [[professor]] of [[painting]] at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]; Donald Hancock Walker, a financial consultant on [[film]]s in Venice, [[California]]; and John Luke Walker (born November 11, 1960), an assistant [[U.S. Attorney]] in [[Lafayette,]], Louisiana; five grandchildren; and brother Edgar E. Walker, Sr. He was preceded in death by four [[sister]]s. Services were held on August 19 at St. James [[Episcopal]] Church in Alexandria. He is interred with other family members at Greenwood Memorial Park in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]].<ref name=obit/>​

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==References==​

==References==​