Special to the News-Sun
SEBRING - Rev. Robert Walker will speak to the Sebring Historical Society membership Saturday at their quarterly luncheon meeting. The event will be held at the Jack Stroup (Sebring) Civic Center on Lakeview Avenue at noon. Attendees are to bring a dish to share, and the cost is $2 each, to cover table service, beverage, and building rent. The public is invited to attend.
Walker will be telling his family's story as part of the "Journey Stories" program sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute, the Florida Humanities Council, and the Highlands County Art League.
Walker is a graduate of E.O. Douglas High School in Sebring, with a Bachelor of Science degree from Tuskegee Institute and a master's degree from Springfield College in Massachusetts. His professional career was primarily in guidance, counseling and teaching at the Lantana Youth Correctional facility, from which he retired in 1998.
Walker is the author of the book, "The Way Things Were," which is his personal account of growing up in a small southern town during the days of segregation. He has also written a sequel to this book that will be published in the near future.
Charlie and Anna Belle Walker, Robert's parents, moved to Sebring from Millen, Ga. in 1940. They raised their three children here in Sebring, and all of them achieved college degrees and distinguished careers. In addition, the Walker grandchildren have also followed in their parents' footsteps and have successful careers in the military, law, medicine and education.
For further information, call 471-2522.
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