Andrew A. "Andy" Walker

AUBURN - Mr. Andrew A. 'Andy' Walker, 76, of 6140 Oakridge Road, Auburn, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010, at SUNY Upstate University Hospital. A native of Bennington, Vt., he was born on May 16, 1934, the son of Donald and Cecilia Helena Liberty Walker. The family relocated to Syracuse, and Andy graduated from St. Anthony of Padua High School and LeMoyne College with a bachelor's degree in accounting. He was a United States Navy veteran and retired Captain for the U.S. Naval Reserves and a former accountant with Stover, Butler & Murphy, of Syracuse. He relocated to Auburn to become the assistant administrator of Auburn Memorial Hospital and was eventually promoted to administrator. After his retirement from hospital administration, he became the part-time Code Enforcement Officer for the town of Owasco. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church and a life member of the Frozen Ocean Club. Surviving are his wife, Betty H. Walker, of Auburn, and their three children, Andrew A. (Kristen) Walker Jr., Palm City, Fla., David S. (Kathy) Walker, Waxhaw, N.C., and Karen A. (William) Scarbrough, Fleming; his grandchildren, who knew him as Pop-Pop, Michael and Meghan Walker, Brian and Stephen Scarbrough; Christopher Ellinwood, Tarra and Karen Walker; siblings, Richard (Sharron) Walker, Watertown, Conn., Bill (Barbara) Walker, Rochester, Bob (Lucille) Walker, Syracuse and Mary (Ed) Wasielewski, Hudson, N.H.; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by brothers, Ted, David and James Walker, and a sister, Jean Walker. A Memorial Funeral Mass will be held this fall in Sacred Heart Church. Interment will be in Bennington, Vt. There are no calling hours. Memorials may be sent to either Sacred Heart Church, Owasco Fire Department or the SUNY Upstate Hospital Neurological Center, in his memory. Arrangements are with Farrell's Funeral Service, Inc., 84 South St., Auburn. To send a message to the family, sign our guest book at www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.