Celebrating the Life of
Bennard Larry Walker
May 11, 1949 — July 23, 2023
Obituary
Bennard Larry, aka Larry, aka Papa, Walker unexpectedly passed away in Florissant, Colorado, on July 23rd, 2023, at the age of 74. He is survived by his wife Edith Anne Walker of Clearwater, Florida, son Larry Scott Walker of Sylacauga Alabama, daughter Kara Elizabeth Thompson of Clearwater, Florida, and son Aaron Charles Walker of Colorado Spring, Colorado. He was born on May 11th, 1949, and graduated with a Batchelors degree from the University of Pheniox, served in the United States Army for 22 years before retiring with an Honorable Discharge. There are to be three memorials offered. One in each state, 1st, will be held at Fort Logan National Cemetery on August 8th, 2023 at 0915. Taps will be played, folding of the flag will be performed, and 21 gun salute shall be performed. The American Legion post number 1187 will also have a presence at the service where his ashes will be placed into the wall. This memorial will be streamed live on Facebook for those who can't attend. 2nd memorial will be held in his home state of Alabama, dates to be decided at a later date. 3rd memorial will take place in his residential state of Florida. The Harley dealership is putting together a memorial poker run on behalf of the deceased. His 2007 Harley Davidson soft tail (Annie) will be attending and stopping at every scheduled stop. Dates will be announced as the information is known.
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Services
Funeral Service (In-Person)
Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 9:00 am - 10:00 am Mountain Time
Fort Logan 4400 W. Kenyon Ave. Denver 80236
This event will be live streamed on Facebook. Please follow the link and scroll the feed to find the live stream. The live stream will start between 0915 and 0930 Colorado time, 1015 and 1030 Alamaba time, and 1115 and 1130 Florida time.
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Memorial Service (In-Person)
Sunday, August 20, 2023, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Central Time
2050 New County Line Rd, Sylacauga, Alabama 35151
Due to unseen circumstances, this service has been rescheduled for the following day. We apologize for any inconveniences this may have caused. This memorial service is being held at Larry's property. He loved his little peice of land and therefore his guests can come pay their respects somewhere he loved to be. Please keep in mind that this is a small memorial and will not be hosted with food but drinks will be offered. You are more than welcome to mingle and share stories but there won't be a speaker nor will there be a time for you to speak. Everyone has a right to come and pay their respects but no drama will be tolerated. If you are found to be causing a scene you will be asked to leave and escorted off the property. If for any reason you are unable to join us and would like a memorial token please contact Kara Thompson @ 727-301-3275.
Memories and Condolences
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I haven’t been able to find the words to say, and I don’t think I ever will. I sometimes talk to you, hoping you might be able to hear me, so I’m just going to type my words that I would say to you tonight. I miss you, especially today. Watching your memorial broke my heart, it felt real, it is real and I have been trying to suppress the thought of this being real. Watching your memorial also made me feel a little at peace (if you could call it that), you are where you’re meant to be and where you wanted to be, you were honored, and I feel happier knowing I have somewhere to come and visit you whenever I’m able to make the trip. I went to the store the other day and while I was going through the isles, I saw a notebook that I thought you’d like, I picked it up, then I remembered… I miss you. I miss you coming to pick up your mail everyday, I miss you randomly bringing over dinner or banana pudding, or a cake that you made. Im going to miss the birthday cards you spent so much time looking through and finding the best one. I miss the potato salad you always made for any occasion, celebration, bbq. I knew you weren’t doing good, I could see it in your eyes when you tried to hide it, but I thought I had more time. I wasn’t prepared to lose you just yet. The last words I said to you were “I love you, I’ll see you later” as I was taking Adin to work. I will stand by my word and will come up and visit you and see you later. I will be here to look after nana and mommy, I promise. They both need time to grieve and they have been putting it off trying to just push it to the next day and the next day. I will be here for them when they need a shoulder to cry on, when they need someone to reminisce about the past with, I will be there. I love you so much papa and I will forever love you. I hope to see you again one day, but till then I will live the best life, tell all my kids about their great papa, and I will collect stories and memories that I’ll bring to you when I do see you again. I love you, I’ll talk to you later.
To my papa, I’ll stand here on my own, Filled with memories of home. And the birthday cards you spent hour picking out Will be worth the value of gold. The smell of coffee ridden on your clothes Will be a smell engraved in my nose. And the salt water taffy we ate Will never be enough. I hope you know I will never forget to hold mommy close. Because you’re just letting go for a little while. You’re her Superman and knight in shining armor. And I know you’re looking down at me. You’re the rainbow outside my window, And the colors fill my room. I’m reminded of you. Because papa you paint the skies, And fill the morning rise with beautiful pinks and blues. This is not goodbye, You’re just letting go for a little while.
Uncle Larry was a sweet and kind man. I don't think I ever remember him yelling. Soft spoken. I remember one time at momos house, me and Scott were little I was the oldest and of course tallest at the time. Scott made me mad and we were in this big box playing I had hit him. The tattletale went and told Larry. He came around the garage and the look he gave me was uhoh you are in trouble. He told me in a soft voice to come there and I did. He spanked me. A couple of pats on butt but enough to shock me and I'll never forget it. Scott's laughing. I'm crying from embarrassment and I bet Larry had a smile on his face but hidden from us. He told both of us to be good and play together. Ohhh I could killed Scott but at the time we were like 6 and 4. I look back on that memory. It was a lesson to learn but a fond one. I love you Larry and will miss you. Keep mom in line.
I'm thankful for the time we've shared, such a peaceful spirit, I'll miss you. I pray that each one of you (family and friends) will have peace that you can't even understand.
Larry was a wonderful human being to both me and my husband he never met a stranger he always was loved by everyone he met and I send my love and prayers to his whole family at this unprecedented time!!! God be with you all!!
Daddy was a wonderful man. There wasn't anyone who had ever met him that did not like him. He was laid back and easy going. He didn't like conflict and had a way of talking you down and making you see things from every angel. He was kind and never spoke ill about anyone. He always tried to see the others point of view. He would do anything for anyone. If you were a stranger and you needed sonething he would find a way to help you. When it came to his family he was a moosh. He let us run over him just because he loved us so dearly. You just knew he loved you. You never had to ask if he did or ever dout it. He lived for his family. Nothing made him happier that playing with grandbabies and great grandbabies. He left his mark on this world through his family, and through his family he will never be forgotten. My heart breaks not having him here with us but it brings me peace knowing that he now looks down on us with joy and love. He is now with all the other loved ones we have lost and is truly happy. Please remember him for for the wonderful person he was. I was fortunate enough to have gotten to know the many sides that made him him. I had the pleasure of growing up with the most loving and devoted father, i got to experience the loyal husband he was, I got to meet the soldier he passionate was, the best friend he became to me, and the man he was meant to be. The world lost a beautiful soul but in his memory gained many more with all the lives he has touched. *I love you daddy and am so grateful I got to be a part of your life. R.I.P. Daddy*