Harry S. Walker ’53

Harry was born in Chicago and grew up in Denver. After graduating from East High School he came to Princeton, where he joined Quadrangle Club and founded a jazz group that performed gigs to help fund his education. He majored in chemical engineering and wrote his thesis on “Continuous Process for the Production and Purification of Potash Alum.”

Following graduation, he spent two years in the Army Intelligence Corps and was stationed, after training, in Dayton, Ohio. Harry then spent 35 years in management and product development with Procter & Gamble, developing new products, building facilities, and fostering a diverse workforce among other things. Retiring early from P&G, he earned a master’s degree in theology and began a second career as a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church “teaching, counseling, baptizing, burying, and ministering to homeless families” for over two decades.

Harry died Dec. 11, 2024. He was predeceased by his wife, Peg;, and is survived by seven children, 19 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.