Ben Walker, age 78, of Tobyhanna, Pa, died Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Weatherwood Nursing Home, Weatherly.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Sandy (Smith) Walker.
He was an Army Veteran.
Ben was a mechanical engineer who owned the Harlem School of Technology
He was Baptist by faith.
He graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson College, New Jersey.
Born in Louisville, GA on December 12, 1938, he was the son of the late Roy Walker and the late Georgia (Thompson) Walker.
He is also survived by his sons Ben Walker, Jr. of Tobyhanna;Brian Walker and his wife Madeline of Tobyhanna;
brother,James Walker of Harlem, NY;
Many Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his son, Henry Walker; daughter, Veronica Wright.
Private Arrangements have been entrusted to the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 211 First Street , Weatherly, PA.
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www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com
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