Obituaries
Mr. Elvin ( Sonny) Walker
Mr. Elvin (Sonny) Walker was born to the late George and Odell Hickman Walker, Jr. on January 11, 1941. He departed this life on March 1, 2018 at College Station Medical Center.
He attended E. A. Kemp High School with the Class of 1960. Elvin enlisted in the United States Army in 1963 and served in Vietnam until 1965. He joined the Bryan police department in 1968 where he served for 26 years. In 1970 he became the first African American officer to achieve the rank of detective. After his retirement from the department in 1994, he went on to experience success in various business endeavors.
At an early age Elvin accepted Christ as his Savior. He led by example as an active member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Bryan where he served as a deacon. He leaves to cherish his loving memory his wife of 45 years, Mable Walker and their daughter, Tammi Walker of Champaign, Illinois; his daughter, Shawna Tetro and a granddaughter, Gianna Tetro of White Plains, New York; two brothers, Joe Walker and Willie Lee Walker, both of Bryan; three sisters, Carolyn Finley of Dallas, Texas, Barbara and Andon Guillory, and Evelyn James of Bryan; and numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
To honor his life a visitation is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until the time of service at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 10 at Daniel and Sons Funeral Home at 401 West 18th Street in Bryan. Elvin will be interred at a private service with full military honors on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas.
The Walker family would like to thank the doctors and staff at College Station Medical Center ICU, and a special thanks to PCU and Encompass Hospice.
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Our Sincere condolences to Mable, Tammie, and the entire Walker family. We will keep Mr. Walker and his family in our prayers. May he rest in peace.
Deacon Glen and Marilyn Milton
My condolences to my dear friend Mable and the Walker family.
I was so sorry to hear of Elvin’s passing, and my heart goes out to Mable, Tammi and the rest of the family. I was Elvin’s next door neighbor for over 15 years (until moving to Seattle area for work), and while we didn’t socialize much, we frequently spoke when we saw each other. I’ve never met a more decent, hard working and caring man, nor do I believe anyone could be prouder of his daughter, and the family as a whole. The world is a worse place without him. My sincerest condolences.