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ARLAN WALKER Obituary

It is with great sadness that the family of Arlan Abraham Walker announces his death. Missing since 1996, Ari was recently discovered to have died by accident in the waters off the surfing beaches of southern California in February of 1998. He was 24 at the time of his death. Arlan was born on February 21, 1974 in Pittsburgh, PA, graduated from Guilderland High School near Albany, New York, and studied Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology and the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan. Son of the late Roslyn Ruth (Cohen) Walker (of Pittsburgh and then Albany), Arlan is survived by a loving family: his father Michael, now of Detroit, Michigan and his brother Douglas, Douglas's wife Elizabeth and their sons Samuel and Gabriel, all of Hamden, Conn. Close friends and family have been invited to attend a funeral and unveiling at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 21 at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park, 5950 Forest Lawn Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068. Friends and family are also invited to attend approximately one-hour services in Detroit on March 7 at 2:00 p.m. at The Birmingham Temple, 28611 West Twelve Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 and on March 14 at 1:00 p.m. at Congregation Ohav Shalom, 113 Krumkill Road, Albany, NY, 12208. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Arlan Walker to one's charity of choice or the Salvation Army, Missing Persons Bureau, 440 West Nyack Road, P.O. Box C-635, West Nyack, NY 10994-1739, Attn: Major Ruth E. Miller.

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Published by The Daily Gazette Co. on Feb. 21, 2010.

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James Izurieta

March 2, 2010

While I didn't know Ari personally, I know he touched many people who will not let him be forgotten. My condolences for your loss and best wishes for his family.

Sonja (Lundstedt) Mazzulli

February 22, 2010

I'm so sorry to hear of Ari's death. I remember him fondly from our days in Guilderland and pray that his family may find peace during this difficult time.

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