In memoriam: Michael Walker had photography passion

FFRF Lifetime Member Michael Wayne Walker of Sylvania, Ohio, died Feb. 9, 2022, after a brief illness.

Michael graduated from Purdue University and attained a Master’s degree in audiology. He worked for more than 20 years at the Toledo Clinic, then owned his own business, Hearing Associates. Upon retiring, he pursued his passion of photography, especially that of nature, animals, old barns, farm machinery, and people. He won several awards, including the 2005 “Toledo Friends of Photography Award” at the Toledo Museum of Art.

Michael was dedicated to those he loved, and would share his time and talents endlessly, including spending countless hours restoring his significant other Nancy Shaver’s parent’s photos that had been damaged in a fire.