Bowker Biography:
Dale Walker

Dale Walker was born in 1924 in Crystal City, Zavala County, Texas. In the spring of 1930, his family moved on a farm on the Nueces River seven miles north of Crystal City. Dale was taught farming operations using teams of horses to plant and cultivate with. The heavier work was done with a 10-20 McCormick Deering tractor. Later, a small International (culti-vision) tractor was purchased and this little tractor was worth two or three teams of horses.

Dale graduated from High School in 1943 and early in 1944 he went to serve his country. He served in the European Theater of Operations with the Air Communication System as a high-speed radio operator. He communicated with outgoing and incoming aircraft to their midpoint and from their midpoint of their destination using International Morse Code.

Dale married Ruth Powell January 1, 1946. After returning from the service late in 1946, they both returned to Crystal City where Ruth went to work as a Laboratory and X-ray Technician and Dale went into the service station business. He sold the station after a year and went back into the business he knew best. He started doing hay baling, plowing and all sorts of custom farming. In 1970 they bought the home place where they stock farmed to take up Dale's spare time. During all this, they raised three beautiful children. Ruth and Dale both retired in the 90's and are now living "happily ever after" enjoying their children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Email: dalewalker@medinaec.com
ISBN: 0-9718027-0-X
Publication Date: 2002
Price: $14.95 Retail + $2.50 s/h each
Publisher: Dale R. Walker