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Alma M Valker

1933 - 2016

Alma M Valker

1933 - 2016

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BORN

1933

DIED

2016

Alma Valker Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 16, 2016.

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February 6, 2016

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February 3, 2016

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February 2, 2016

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February 6, 2016

Auntie Alma, I've always thought of her as my little auntie. She really wasn't little height-wise but she was the youngest of the Mar sisters, and from the time when she first arrived in Minot way back when she was the model on how to succeed in school and make friends. She always seemed to have that special touch and could come up with the right thing to say with little effort. I missed her when she married and left Minot. I remember visiting with her over the years afterwards in the various places she and Uncle Skip were living and, of course, after settling in Las Vegas. She has now gone on and I will miss her but I know she will be at peace.

Gerolyn (Nu-Nu) Kalahele Harris, Reno, NV

Jorge Gutierrez

February 3, 2016

I'm touched by the wonderful messages you all are posting. I also want to express my deepest sympathy and condolences to all of you.

I meet Auntie Alma a few years ago when I went to Las Vegas with Lon, Lynn, and Bob.

Alma is a Latin word meaning: soul, kind, loving. People with that name have a deeper inner desire for love and companionship, and want to work with others to achieve peace and harmony. I believe Auntie Alma had all those beautiful attributes and many more.

Rest in peace. We will all see you again.

Benito Mar

February 2, 2016

Auntie Alma whenever I think of you I will always see your smile. Even when we would talk about serious things you would smile and suddenly things did not seem so serious. I will always miss you but whenever I think about you I will smile.

Janice Lynn Murphey

February 2, 2016

Auntie Alma. My whole life I heard my Mom & Dad tell me stories about her. I read an newspaper article about her at the "Governors School". I heard about the " very smart " dog she & Uncle Skip had - Charlie Brown. Mom & Dad recounted to me numerous times how Auntie Alma was with them when I was born. A few years ago Auntie Alma wrote me a letter recounting that event herself saying she remembered they were singing "it's a girl" all the way to the hospital - long before the days of ultrasounds or blood tests to know. She even sent me a copy of the birth announcement that Mom & Dad sent out - which I had never seen before. She had kept it all this time & wanted me to have it.

Being the part of the family on the East Coast, I did not get to see Auntie Alma very often, but I always felt close to her. The few times I did see she her, I was impressed by her warmth, her sense of humor, her thoughfulness & her quiet strength. Living with a chronic illness is difficult, but Auntie Alma never let it define her.

Our family truly has lost a shining jewel.

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Gloria Woo (Go-Go) Bulhoes

February 2, 2016

Auntie Elmer (Alma) -
My Godmother, my Auntie, my Teacher. She was the epitome of what you always wanted your child's first grade teacher to be. As I look back into my childhood, I realize just how special she and Uncle Skip were to take on the 3 crazy Woo girls for several entire summer vacations in Rapid City. Only Alma could convince me that the "Pixie" hair-cut she got me was so "glamorous" or that to ride in the rear window ledge of the Corvair on the way home (8 hours+) from Rapid City to Minot was "extra Special". Even to this day, when I hear my own grand-daughter say "I Know" when she really doesn't, I think of Auntie Alma grabbing me by the hand and taking me to a separate room and telling me to stop saying "I know" because as she put it, "you really don't, so stop saying it because people don't like it!" So like her though, she softened the lesson by giving me a "very special" heart that says US Navy on it in rhinestones (wow - really- I was six). I still treasure that heart and the lesson that went with it.

Auntie Alma, you were instrumental in raising me, you were a role model in showing me that's its never too late to further your education -no matter the stress or hardship. That's probably why I was able to slog my way through the challenge of law school. I love you, I'll miss you, I bless you. You left your mark on all of us who had the privilege of knowing and loving you.

February 1, 2016

Our deepest sympathy for Uncle Skip and family. Our memories of Auntie Alma are of her kind and caring spirit, her love of family and her professionalism. Her smile was warm and infectious and she was always genuinely interested in how others were doing. She will be greatly missed, however we have faith that her kind spirit will live on. "We will always love you Auntie Alma". Jay and Linda Mar, Des Moines Iowa

Carolyn Davis

January 31, 2016

Auntie Alma encouraged us to enjoy reading,taught us songs and inspired me to go to college and become a teacher. Her bright and sunny disposition made her a joy to be around. She showed us all that despite servere adversity, you can go on to succeed in what you aspire to.

Dennis Lum

January 30, 2016

Auntie Alma was my Hero. I could share many memories about her: like the time when I was 7 or 8 years old and she brought a friend home and had me sing "Ghost Riders in the Sky"; or about her letting me use her old Studebaker to drive around Rapid City and impress my friends; or about my living with her, Uncle Skip and Charlie Brown so I could finish school; or about the party where she and Dad posed for the famous "Rock & Rita" picture. But, above all, she was my Hero. Several years ago when I had been dealing with a chronic condition for a while, I told her that every time I started to feel sorry for myself, I thought of her and how courageous and strong she was and that she was my Hero. Auntie just smiled and didn't respond. I think I embarrassed her! She lived her life with grace and dignity and very, very seldom complained or acknowledged how difficult every day was for her. Auntie Alma was my Hero and I will miss her. Dennis

Gary Lum

January 26, 2016

My aunt, Alma Valker, was one of the most significant inspirations in my life as I made my way toward becoming an adult, and professionally a physician. She grew up in my home, OUR home, and was more like a sister to me (there was only my brother and me, and my parents of course - mom is her sister), but she never would let me forget she was my aunt first and foremost. She had juvenile arthritis, an early onset, hence the name, life - long, painful, debilitating disease. But she had a courageous and strong spirit along with beauty and intelligence, and became an outstanding teacher, highly regarded in Henderson. Although illness was progressively taking its toll, she disliked thinking that anyone would ever refer to her as "poor Alma", and I promised, if I ever heard that, I would quickly correct anyone who would say it. Beloved wife, loving aunt, devoted sister, treasured friend, and respected educator and colleague. She will be greatly missed.

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