PATRICK "KELLY" WALKER

"I have had a wonderful life and have been gifted with many talents, friends, and I have enjoyed my time on this earth." Patrick Kelly Schuett Walker. Kelly Walker, age 84, died suddenly, Saturday, November 29, 2025. He was participating in a Stratford Concert Choir event at St. James Anglican Church in his hometown, Stratford Ontario. The concert, titled Christmas in Canada, featured music, songs and readings from various regions of the country from the 1700's to the present. Kelly was one of four readers. He died to The Twelve Days of Christmas, moments after us all singing "Hark! The Angels Sing!" Born in Walkerton, Ontario, on August 11, 1941, Kelly was the son of Lucille Eleanor Lettner and Leonard Edward Schuett (died 1942). They lived in Mildmay, Ontario. His mother remarried a few years later, and Harold Walker became his adoptive father. In 1951, he became the brother of Michael who lives with his wife, Betty, in Mono, Ontario. In 2006, Kelly and Ray Harsant married. Together for 30 years, they have lived in Stratford for the past 20. Once a Dominican friar, prior, and priest, he left the Order in 1983. Drawn to a more secular altruism on a larger palette, he continued to spread his messages of generosity, love, compassion, peace, acceptance and much more to thousands of people throughout Canada and far beyond. When hearing him, in seeing him, in being hugged or held by him, he was with you. Kelly died living – just as he hoped. In keeping with Kelly's wishes, cremation has taken place. Visitation: Friends and community are invited to pay their respects at Avondale United Church, 194 Avondale Avenue, Stratford, ON, Friday, December 19, 2025, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. All are welcome. A Celebration in Thanksgiving for Kelly's life is planned for May 2026. Details to follow through W.G. Young's Funeral Home's website www.wgyoungfuneralhome.com Kelly's spirit of generosity supported a multitude of causes and communities. In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to make a donation to a charity that holds meaning for you.