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==Family and legacy==

==Family and legacy==

In retirement Walker remained among ULM's civic boosters and was a familiar face at University of Louisiana at Monroe  Warhawks football games and other university events.<ref name=walker/>​

In retirement Walker remained among ULM's civic boosters and was a familiar face at University of Louisiana at Monroe  Warhawks football games and other university events.<ref name=walker/>​

 

Walker authored numerous academic and professional journal articles as well as several books on accounting and business education.<ref name=obit/> Of his five copyrighted books, two were written during his retirement, ''The Building of a University'' (1991), which examines the early years of ULM, and the biographical ''Emy-Lou Biedenharn: Her Life and Legacy'' (1999).<ref name=obit/>[[Emy-Lou Biedenharn]] was a world-renowned contralto from Monroe and the daughter of [[Joseph A. Biedenharn]], the first bottler of [[Coca-Cola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=53|title=Biedenharn Museum & Gardens|publisher=bmuseum.org|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref>​

Walker authored numerous academic and professional journal articles as well as several books on accounting and business education.<ref name=obit/> Of his five copyrighted books, two were written during his retirement, ''The Building of a University'' (1991), which examines the early years of ULM, and the biographical ''Emy-Lou Biedenharn: Her Life and Legacy'' (1999).<ref name=obit/>[[Emy-Lou Biedenharn]] was a world-renowned contralto from Monroe and the daughter of [[Joseph A. Biedenharn]], the first bottler of [[Coca-Cola]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bmuseum.org/historic-biedenharn-home/|title=Biedenharn Museum & Gardens|publisher=bmuseum.org|accessdate=December 31, 2019}}</ref>​

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In 1938, Walker married the former Mary Ellen Neal (1911–2002), his college sweetheart. They had a son, George T. Walker, Jr., of Monroe and a daughter, Ellen Claire Stephenson of Lancaster,  [[Pennsylvania]]. Walker died of a lengthy illness at the age of ninety-eight. In addition to his children, Walker was survived by five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>​

In 1938, Walker married the former Mary Ellen Neal (1911–2002), his college sweetheart. They had a son, George T. Walker, Jr., of Monroe and a daughter, Ellen Claire Stephenson of Lancaster,  [[Pennsylvania]]. Walker died of a lengthy illness at the age of ninety-eight. In addition to his children, Walker was survived by five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>​

 

In 1997, the Louisiana Board of Regents awarded Walker its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for his ongoing dedication to higher education. He is also honored by the Mary Ellen and George Thomas Walker Scholarship Endowment through ULM.<ref name=builder>{{cite web|url=http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june11/walker.html|title=Remembering Dr. George T. Walker: University Builder|publisher=ulm.edu|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref>​

In 1997, the Louisiana Board of Regents awarded Walker its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for his ongoing dedication to higher education. He is also honored by the Mary Ellen and George Thomas Walker Scholarship Endowment through ULM.<ref name=builder>{{cite web|url=http://www.ulm.edu/universityrelations/news/june11/walker.html|title=Remembering Dr. George T. Walker: University Builder|publisher=ulm.edu|accessdate=July 6, 2011}}</ref>

 

A memorial service was held on July 9, 2011, at the First [[Presbyterian]] Church of Monroe, where Walker was an elder.<ref name=obit/> His hometown newspaper, ''The Monroe News-Star'' paid tribute to Walker on the day before his memorial service:​

A memorial service was held on July 9, 2011, at the First [[Presbyterian]] Church of Monroe, at which Walker was an elder.<ref name=obit/> His hometown newspaper, ''The Monroe News-Star'' paid tribute to Walker on the day before his memorial service:​

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