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Reaz Siddiqui
December 27, 2024
Dr Walker was an admirable teacher. Learned so much from him as a resident. I still have the power point print out of his lecture slides. Still remember a patient who came to see him with his 4th recurrence of Lung cancer. Dr Walker came to the room, talked with the patient and I still remember the last line he said "we are going to fight it out". Rest in peace, Dr Walker! You will always be remembered!
Sheri
October 15, 2023
He is gone but not forgotten. He gave so much of himself to others. I think of him often. And I still miss him. God must have needed a very special angel.
Julie Steinbruck
February 18, 2023
I am not sure why I randomly looked up Dr. Walker today but when I did I was saddened to learn of his passing. He was my father's oncologist at Union Memorial Hospital. My father had been diagnosed with small cell lung cancer - a deadly disease. Dr. Walker was an amazing source of support to my sister and I as we navigated through unchartered territory. He made sure he stopped to chat with my father at his chemotherapy appointments. My father's treatments coincided with March Madness so we had many spirited conversations about college hoops together. He was kind, compassionate and knew instinctively how to communicate with my father in a way that made him feel safe. I have thought about that experience many times over the passing years and will forever be grateful for his support during our father's brief illness.
Alicia Mitchener Young
April 11, 2021
So sorry to hear about this monumental loss. Dr. Walker was my late father, James H. Mitchener’s, oncologist. He was thorough, kind and extremely personable. He will definitely be missed. My prayers are with his loved ones
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Carrie Brown
January 13, 2020
Dr. Walker was my late father, Coy Brown's Cancer doctor and he was also my mother's Cancer doctor. Both my Mom and Dad only had wonderful things to say about Dr. Walker. I am glad that I had the opportunity to relish is the great experiences that my parents had with Dr. Walker. My Mom just found out today the passing of Dr. Walker and she is very touched behind his passing. Dr. Walker was a great man and he will be loved and missed by so many. My condolences to you and your family from my entire family. Blessings and be well.
Lovingly Submitted,
Coy Brown, Sr and Carrie Brown
and Family
Jonathan Grant
November 8, 2019
Friendship never dies....I miss you Stan.
Mary Keane
October 29, 2019
I am so sorry to learn of Stan's death. I have wonderful memories of him during the years I worked at The Mount Sinai Hospital as an oncology nurse clinician. His keen intellect was impressive and his compassion knew no bounds. I am truly privileged to have known him and to have worked with him. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family whom he loved so much. He will be missed but never forgotten.
RAJA AYASH
October 28, 2019
Elizabeth and I have been saddened by the news of the decease of Stanley. Stanley has been an exemplary physician, human being and dedicated family man. Our relationship with Stanley goes back to 30 years of professional cooperation and friendship. The professional relationship was exemplary. He was a mentor to myriad of medical students, residents and full-fledged physicians. Stanley did not die as there is a Stanley in every students he taught. Over the years, at the Hospital, he built a modern Cancer Department. All other oncology departments in the city of Baltimore followed suit. Elizabeth and I have been touched by Stanley as a physician to Elizabeth and a personal friend to me.
We did not lose Stanley as he is well remembered as the founder of cancer therapy at Union Memorial Hospital and as an exceptional human being. Please give our condolences to his parents, to Adam, Mathew and Joshua and accept also our condolences.
Raja and Elizabeth Ayash
October 28, 2019
Elizabeth and I have been saddened by the news of the decease of Stanley. Stanley has been an exemplary physician, human being and dedicated family man. Our relationship with Stanley goes back to 30 years of professional cooperation and friendship. The professional relationship was exemplary. He was a mentor to myriad of medical students, residents and full-fledged physicians. Stanley did not die as there is a Stanley in every students he taught. Over the years, at the Hospital, he built a modern Cancer Department. All other oncology departments in the city of Baltimore followed suit. Elizabeth and I have been touched by Stanley as a physician to Elizabeth and a personal friend to me.
We did not lose Stanley as he is well remembered as the founder of cancer therapy at Union Memorial Hospital and as an exceptional human being. Please give our condolences to his parents, to Adam, Mathew and Joshua and accept also our condolences.
Raja and Elizabeth Ayash
October 28, 2019
Elizabeth and I have been saddened by the news of the decease of Stanley. Stanley has been an exemplary physician, human being and dedicated family man. Our relationship with Stanley goes back to 30 years of professional cooperation and friendship. The professional relationship was exemplary. He was a mentor to myriad of medical students, residents and full-fledged physicians. Stanley did not die as there is a Stanley in every students he taught. Over the years, at the Hospital, he built a modern Cancer Department. All other oncology departments in the city of Baltimore followed suit. Elizabeth and I have been touched by Stanley as a physician to Elizabeth and a personal friend to me.
We did not lose Stanley as he is well remembered as the founder of cancer therapy at Union Memorial Hospital and as an exceptional human being. Please give our condolences to his parents, to Adam, Mathew and Joshua and accept also our condolences.
Raja and Elizabeth Ayash
October 28, 2019
Elizabeth and I have been saddened by the news of the decease of Stanley. Stanley has been an exemplary physician, human being and dedicated family man. Our relationship with Stanley goes back to 30 years of professional cooperation and friendship. The professional relationship was exemplary. He was a mentor to myriad of medical students, residents and full-fledged physicians. Stanley did not die as there is a Stanley in every students he taught. Over the years, at the Hospital, he built a modern Cancer Department. All other oncology departments in the city of Baltimore followed suit. Elizabeth and I have been touched by Stanley as a physician to Elizabeth and a personal friend to me.
We did not lose Stanley as he is well remembered as the founder of cancer therapy at Union Memorial Hospital and as an exceptional human being. Please give our condolences to his parents, to Adam, Mathew and Joshua and accept also our condolences.
Raja and Elizabeth Ayash
Delores Cohen
October 26, 2019
Thank you Stan for the fond memories @ Mt. Sinai ED. May the sorrow your your family feel in their hearts be lightened by the love that surrounds them.
Delores Cohen, RN
William DuBois, RN
Sharon Friedlander
October 26, 2019
The Cohn family has such fond memories of Marcia and Stan at camp Wabigoon/Wahanda. Steve (Bosco) is no longer with us, but Phyllis really wanted to come pay respects though wasnt feeling well. We made a donation and she will be writing a note to Alan. Sending love and hugs to the entire family. May Stans memory be a blessing.
Phyllis, Sharon & Joyce
Sheri
October 25, 2019
RIP my sweet Friend. Thank you for your kindness and support. I will miss you until we meet again.
Sheri
October 25, 2019
RIP Stan. You were one of kind. You helped so many people. And yet science couldn't help you. My heart aches for your loss to your family and friends. Your compassion will never be forgotten. RIP my dear friend.
Ashley Young
October 25, 2019
Dr. Walker was my 2 preceptor during my clinical rotations. My first rotation did not enlighten is one iota. All my initial training came from Dr. Walker who let us see patients and lectures us everyday. He adores March Madness and there is even a news clip about it in Baltimore that he wanted us to watch. I will continue what he taught me for the rest of my career. I know he is with his patients who all have a special place in heaven. RIP Dr. Walker if I end up half the doctor you were, I would consider myself lucky.
October 25, 2019
Dear Dr. Walker,
Thank you for being my hero. I wish I had the opportunity to tell you all this when you were still alive. I hope you get this letter in Heaven.
Heroes are those who come into our lives and make us believe that the impossible is, in fact possible. That is what you did for me and that is what you will forever be to me, my hero. I never believed in myself before I met you. Before I met you, I told myself that I was not good enough to be a physician. I would think to myself only people whose parents are doctors become doctors themselves, right? Or I'd say only affluent people get into medical school, right? I would tell myself that some white trash, uneducated kid who goes to a small college would never get into medical school. I was trying to overcome those internal hurdles, but I couldn't get over them myself. You lowered those hurdles for me and did everything to help me clear them.
That first day we met in the Spring of 2007 was the most formidable day in my life. I did not know it was the day my life would forever be changed. The thing you may not have known is that I didn't have any dress clothes of my own. I had to go borrow my dad's shirt and pants and have him tie the tie for me because I didn't know how. I was so scared to come to your office. I did not know what to expect and I felt like I did not belong. I was convinced that you'd take one look at me and know that someone like me did not belong there. My heart raced as I walked into your office. We were introduced then you simply handed me a chart and told me to bring the patient to the exam room. I had no idea what I was doing and I sat across in the most awkward silence with that patient. I thought to myself, I am so stupid and I will never be a doctor. Why would I be so foolish to believe I could actually be a doctor? You came in and you did your exam. It took every ounce of courage that I could muster to ask you how am I supposed to talk to the patients? You just slyly glanced back and said, they're people, just talk to them. I thought to myself, could it be that simple? And yes, yes it was that simple.
I remember the next patient was a notoriously cantankerous woman. However, I just used your advice and I was able get her to open up and talk about her grandchildren. She was beaming. We were laughing and having a great chat. Then you walked in, astonished that this patient was laughing and smiling. After, you praised me for the positive interaction with the patient. That small gesture of positivity meant so much to the fragile young man I was then.
My experience with you set the foundation of what excellent bedside manner is. They did not teach that to me during medical school; I learned it from you. I followed you around and soaked up every bit of knowledge and wisdom you were gracious enough to pass onto me. I was in awe when watching you practice your craft. You were such an exceedingly intelligent, compassionate and overall amazing physician. I continue to strive to be even half the physician you were. Your patients loved you. Your staff loved you. You worked so hard to care for your patients through the highs and lows of cancer care. I had the great privilege to learn the right way to practice medicine from you. I am so thankful for the opportunity.
You were not a typical mentor to me. The holistic support you provided me was the only reason I was able to get into medical school. You met me at a time when I was kicked out of my house and I had no place to go. My grandfather took me in, but these were tough and dark times in my life. I was struggling financially. I did not have access to the support that I needed to accomplish my goals. I was lost and I was scared. I needed help and you were the one to help me. You gave me a paying job working in your lab. You let me come and go as I pleased. You let me take home those leftover drug rep lunches when I needed them most. You gave me a place that I could feel safe when I was emotionally overwhelmed. You paid for my MCAT class. You helped with application fees. You helped with travel expenses. You did more for me than anyone else in my life could but never asked for anything in return. Such amazing generosity was so foreign to me. You gave me hope at a time when I was feeling hopeless. You gave me a path when I was meandering aimlessly. You gave me self-worth when I was feeling worthless.
You were so busy then. I know that now with how busy I am as an attending physician. You could have said that you had too much work, clinical responsibility, family obligations to waste your time with some lost young man. But you didn't. You treated me like a son. You saw a young man with potential and you did everything to cultivate the potential and showed me a path to success. You gave me the opportunity to be great. I took that opportunity and ran with it. I completed medical school, residency and fellowship. I obtained my board certification and became the Stroke Medical Director at my hometown hospital. All of this is because you gave me a shot. You showed me what an amazing physician looks like. None of this would have been possible without you.
I wish I told you this when you were still alive.
I wish I had gotten the chance to spend more time with you.
I wish I could have shown you how well I was doing. I wish you got to meet my future children.
I wish they could have met the man that made my successes possible.
I hope you knew how important you were to me.
I hope you understood how much you did for me.
I hope you know you made me a better person.
I hope you know you restored my hope in life.
And most of all, I hope you are in Heaven smiling down and proud of me. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to learn from you. Thank you for being my hero at a time I needed you the most. May you rest in everlasting peace.
Love,
Christopher A. Stack, M.D.
Christopher Stack
October 25, 2019
Dear Dr. Walker,
Thank you for being my hero. I wish I had the opportunity to tell you all this when you were still alive. I hope you get this letter in Heaven.
Heroes are those who come into our lives and make us believe that the impossible is, in fact possible. That is what you did for me and that is what you will forever be to me, my hero. I never believed in myself before I met you. Before I met you, I told myself that I was not good enough to be a physician. I would think to myself only people whose parents are doctors become doctors themselves, right? Or Id say only affluent people get into medical school, right? I would tell myself that some white trash, uneducated kid who goes to a small college would never get into medical school. I was trying to overcome those internal hurdles, but I couldnt get over them myself. You lowered those hurdles for me and did everything to help me clear them.
That first day we met in the Spring of 2007 was the most formidable day in my life. I did not know it was the day my life would forever be changed. The thing you may not have known is that I didnt have any dress clothes of my own. I had to go borrow my dads shirt and pants and have him tie the tie for me because I didnt know how. I was so scared to come to your office. I did not know what to expect and I felt like I did not belong. I was convinced that youd take one look at me and know that someone like me did not belong there. My heart raced as I walked into your office. We were introduced then you simply handed me a chart and told me to bring the patient to the exam room. I had no idea what I was doing and I sat across in the most awkward silence with that patient. I thought to myself, I am so stupid and I will never be a doctor. Why would I be so foolish to believe I could actually be a doctor? You came in and you did your exam. It took every ounce of courage that I could muster to ask you how am I supposed to talk to the patients? You just slyly glanced back and said, theyre people, just talk to them. I thought to myself, could it be that simple? And yes, yes it was that simple.
I remember the next patient was a notoriously cantankerous woman. However, I just used your advice and I was able get her to open up and talk about her grandchildren. She was beaming. We were laughing and having a great chat. Then you walked in, astonished that this patient was laughing and smiling. After, you praised me for the positive interaction with the patient. That small gesture of positivity meant so much to the fragile young man I was then.
My experience with you set the foundation of what excellent bedside manner is. They did not teach that to me during medical school; I learned it from you. I followed you around and soaked up every bit of knowledge and wisdom you were gracious enough to pass onto me. I was in awe when watching you practice your craft. You were such an exceedingly intelligent, compassionate and overall amazing physician. I continue to strive to be even half the physician you were. Your patients loved you. Your staff loved you. You worked so hard to care for your patients through the highs and lows of cancer care. I had the great privilege to learn the right way to practice medicine from you. I am so thankful for the opportunity.
You were not a typical mentor to me. The holistic support you provided me was the only reason I was able to get into medical school. You met me at a time when I was kicked out of my house and I had no place to go. My grandfather took me in, but these were tough and dark times in my life. I was struggling financially. I did not have access to the support that I needed to accomplish my goals. I was lost and I was scared. I needed help and you were the one to help me. You gave me a paying job working in your lab. You let me come and go as I pleased. You let me take home those leftover drug rep lunches when I needed them most. You gave me a place that I could feel safe when I was emotionally overwhelmed. You paid for my MCAT class. You helped with application fees. You helped with travel expenses. You did more for me than anyone else in my life could but never asked for anything in return. Such amazing generosity was so foreign to me. You gave me hope at a time when I was feeling hopeless. You gave me a path when I was meandering aimlessly. You gave me self-worth when I was feeling worthless.
You were so busy then. I know that now with how busy I am as an attending physician. You could have said that you had too much work, clinical responsibility, family obligations to waste your time with some lost young man. But you didnt. You treated me like a son. You saw a young man with potential and you did everything to cultivate the potential and showed me a path to success. You gave me the opportunity to be great. I took that opportunity and ran with it. I completed medical school, residency and fellowship. I obtained my board certification and became the Stroke Medical Director at my hometown hospital. All of this is because you gave me a shot. You showed me what an amazing physician looks like. None of this would have been possible without you.
I wish I told you this when you were still alive.
I wish I had gotten the chance to spend more time with you.
I wish I could have shown you how well I was doing. I wish you got to meet my future children.
I wish they could have met the man that made my successes possible.
I hope you knew how important you were to me.
I hope you understood how much you did for me.
I hope you know you made me a better person.
I hope you know you restored my hope in life.
And most of all, I hope you are in Heaven smiling down and proud of me. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to learn from you. Thank you for being my hero at a time I needed you the most. May you rest in everlasting peace.
Love,
Christopher A. Stack, M.D.
October 24, 2019
RIP SDW
Davida Breier
October 24, 2019
I will forever be grateful to Dr. Walker. He not only saved my husband's life, but he did it with empathy and care. He got us through the worst period in our lives and gave us the future again. He will be missed.
October 23, 2019
I had the honor to work along side Stan during his fellowship. ISTILLMIS our lunches of his cheeseburger, milk and chocolate pudding. RIP Stan and your orange VW beetle
October 23, 2019
I am deeply sorrowful to learn of Stanley's passing. He was an outstanding physician as well as a greatly respected and valuable colleague. The world is definitely a smaller place because of his loss.
Daniel A Symonds
Wendy Kirby-Barnes
October 23, 2019
So sorry for your family's loss. I knew Dr. Walker when we were both in Baltimore at The Rotunda. A wonderful man.
Robin Lund
October 23, 2019
I am deeply saddened to read of the passing of Dr. Stanley Walker. He was a man that showed the utmost compassion and empathy to my husband and myself during the most difficult time in our lives.
34 years ago, at 23 years old, when our daughter was only 2 months old, we found out that my husband, George, was loaded with tumors. The most joyous time in our lives was quickly catapulted into a tumultuous nightmare. During this nightmare, the only constant, unwavering and driving force in our universe was your son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. We practically lived at UConn hospital and when our doctor, and dare I say friend, Stanley moved to Mount Sinai, we packed up and went with him.
Dr Walker not only gave my husband every possible treatment and combination of treatments to cure that wretched disease but he gave us hope, reassurance, guidance, unwavering support, much needed explanations, when needed, and kindness.
For two years our faithful doctor researched every option of care, hugged our baby, made us feel as though we were his only priority, made numerous phone calls on our behalf and watched us cry. When the night came that my husband was near the end of his hard fought journey our faithful doctor slipped me a piece of paper and said call me if you need me. That night I did need him, I needed him to tell me that it was all going to end well, but when it did not and my young strong husband that become a weakened soul, slipped into a peace filled sleep, never to return, your faithful son, brother, husband, father and grandfather was the first one at my side and let me cry in his arms.
We respected every bit of the man and physician that Dr. Walker was and through that time, we could not have asked for a more caring soul or dedicated physician. He gave us hope when we needed hope. It was a gift that is immeasurable during that time of our lives.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful individual with the rest of us.
My most sincere condolences to your family.
May you be comforted with memories you you have gathered along the way.
Peter Sloane
October 22, 2019
I was so sad to learn of Stan's passing. He was a colleague and friend for the past 25 years. I will remember Stan as a gifted teacher and healer whose dedication and devotion to his patients were unmatched. My thoughts are with Marcia and Stan's extended family.
Henry Meilman
October 22, 2019
Stan was a valued colleague who was a tremendous asset to the medical community. He was dedicated and compassionate to all of his patients.
Sincere condolences to his wife and family
Elinor Levitt
October 22, 2019
So so sorry to read about your incredibly sad loss. Condolences to the family.
October 22, 2019
I am so sorry for this incredible loss to his family, friends, his former staff and patients. Dr. Walker will be remembered by us for his brilliance as a physician, his dedication to his patients, his passion for sports, his quick wit and incredible sense of humor. This bright light went out way too soon. Thank you for the years you gave to my husband and my Mom, the countless late night hours in the hospital and for teaching us all to never give up. We will never forget you.
Bonnie & Danny Sizemore
Patti Skalinski
October 22, 2019
I am so sorry to know of his passing but so blessed to have known him.
with our deepest sympathy and prayers. The Skalinski Family
Elizabeth Magee
October 22, 2019
Our deepest sympathy from Windsor CT.
The Magees: Betty, John, Cindy, Theresa
Gail Knopfler
October 22, 2019
Deepest condolences and prayers are being sent to Marcia and family.
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