Jack Walker Jr.

1938 - 2025

Jack Walker Jr

Born in Winchester, West Virginia on April 25, 1938. He was later adopted by Helen (Griffith) Walker-Perkins and Jack Walker Sr. This is when he was given the name of Jack Walker Jr. Jack Walker Sr. worked for a pipeline company. The family went with him as he traveled the country laying oil and gas pipeline.

Jack Jr joined the Navy at a young age, and after a short tour of duty, settled in Wichita, Kansas. At this time, he worked for a construction company that specialized in damage restoration and painting services.

He then married Doris Ann Wondra on September 21, 1968. They soon welcomed their first child, a daughter they named Gina. Twenty -two and a half months later, they welcomed their first son, Vincent. They adopted their second son, Christopher, as soon as he was born in 1980.   Jack Jr. then started his own painting company. The family enjoyed being involved with their local CB radio club and attending jamborees, where Jack often MC’ed to help raise funds for charities. They also enjoyed camping at the lake during the summer and early fall.  

In 1982, Jack and Doris divorced, and he went to work as a long-haul truck driver for Arrow Trucking. He loved the cross-country travel.  He was able to reconnect with the love of his life, Peg Jones. They married on December 23, 2003. He then went to driving for a local company hauling conduit, as he could then enjoy spending more time with her, her kids, and grandkids. After Peg passed in December of 2009 from cancer, he then returned to Kansas to spend time with his kids and grandkids.

He suffered a stroke in March of 2024. He was then placed in hospice care with Good Shepherd Hospice. He went Home to be reunited with Peg on Easter Sunday, April 20,2025. He was 86 years old, just 5 days short of his 87th birthday.

He is now with those that preceded him in death. His parents, Helen and Jack; as well as his stepfather, Watson Perkins; affectionately known as Perkie. His wife, Peg; and one grandson, Kian.  

He is survived by daughter, Gina Leatherman; and sons, Vincent Walker (Kim); and Chris Walker (Brittany). Grandchildren, Elizabeth (Justin) Painter; Nicole Leatherman; Amanda and Matthew McMurtry; Dakota Lennen; Kaitlyn Gulledge; Madison and Brinley Walker; and Christopher Walker Jr.  

A private family gathering will be held to honor Jack’s life.  In accordance with his wishes, he will be cremated. His ashes, along with Peg’s, will be scattered in California, at a later date to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made in Jack’s memory to Good Shepherd Hospice or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.