Gordon William WALKER

Rev. GORDON WILLIAM WALKER CSB Peacefully, at Providence Healthcare, Toronto, on Monday, August 8, 2022. He was 94 years of age; he had been a Basilian for 59 years and had served in priestly ministry for 52 years. Fr. Gordon was born in Toronto on January 22, 1928. He was predeceased by his parents, Percy Walker and Rita O'Reilly, as well as by his brother, John, and by his sisters, Elsie McLellan, Ruth Madden, Muriel Walker, June Carrey and Edith Murray. He had a special place in his heart for his many nieces and nephews. He attended St. Helen's Parish School, De La Salle High School, and later De La Salle College, all in Toronto. After working for several years and teaching elementary school for two years, he entered St. Basil's Novitiate, Erindale, in 1961, and was professed in 1962. After studies at the University of Windsor and at the University of St. Michael's College, he was ordained a priest at Holy Rosary Church in 1969. Subsequently, his priestly ministry was mostly as a teacher and a pastor. He taught at Michael Power High School (Toronto) and St. Mary's College (Sault Ste. Marie) and served as pastor at St. Charles Garnier Parish (Kelowna, BC) and St. Peter's Parish (Princeton BC). Fr. Gordon was a gentle and caring man who will be missed greatly by his confreres and his family. Funeral Mass on August 18, at 11:30 a.m., in the chapel at Presentation Manor, 61 Fairfax Cres., Scarborough. Interment will follow at the Basilian plot at Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill, ON. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Basilian Fathers Retirement Fund, 95 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3C2.