Sharon Lee Walker
August 13, 1934 - June 22, 2020
Laguna Woods California
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Sharon Lee Walker
August 13, 1934 - June 22, 2020
Laguna Woods California
Obituary
Sharon Lee Walker
Born August 13, 1934, Died June 22, 2020
Sharon Lee Walker passed away at age 85 and was a resident of Laguna Woods.
Sharon was a native Californian born in Los Angeles to her parents Jim and Ehrma Sawyer; and was an only child. She grew up in South Gate, California. In her early years she camped with her extended family at Newport Back Bay every summer. She was a great swimmer and had a deepappreciation of the ocean and nature.
Sharon loved to dance and learned ballroom on the Rainbow Girls group. In high school she met the love of her life George Walker at a square dance club in South Gate. They married and have seven children that they shared an adventurous life. Sharon made sure all her children were good swimmers and they spent many days with her family at the beach enjoying the ocean.
When her youngest child was three years old Sharon went back to college and she obtained her Nursing degree and credentials in the first Nursing Program at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Sharon was a Nurse, specializing in Emergency Room and Trauma; she retired after 40 years, at the age of 75 years old. Sharon was so passionate about her career in Nursing, even in retirement, Sharon continued to study and keep her Nursing License current until she died.
Sharon leaves behind a large extended family of 7 children (spouses), 1 cousin, 1 brother-in-law and 1 sister-in-law, 8 nieces and nephews, 9 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren who she loved dearly and brought her great joy. Sharon also has a large extended family of cousins, nieces, nephews and many longtime (over 70 years) & close friends. All who know and loved Sharon will miss her wit, optimism strong and caring spirit.
Funeral Service
- Date & Time: July 3, 2020 (10:00 AM)
- Venue: O'Connor Mortuary
- Location: 25301 Alicia Parkway Laguna Hills, CA 92653 - (Get Directions)
- Phone Number: (949) 581-4300
Graveside Service
- Date & Time: July 3, 2020 (12:30 PM)
- Venue: El Toro Memorial Park
- Location: 25751 Trabuco Road Lake Forest, CA 92630 - (Get Directions)
- Phone Number: (949) 951-9102
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14 responses to Sharon Lee Walker
Marilee Scott says:
July 2, 2020
I have so many memories of beautiful Sharon. She was such a good friend. We laughed a lot and enjoyed our time with she and George. May she Rest In Peace and know she will be missed very much.
Susan Friedman says:
July 2, 2020
Sharon was a wonderful woman and will be greatly missed. I have shared so many fun times with her and Marilyn. It has been an honor to have had her in my life. She was a lovely and generous soul who loved life and shared that passion and joy with everyone.she knew and loved.
Valerie Hutchinson says:
July 2, 2020
My mama was an inspiration. She taught me to love the ocean and travel. She was the calm in the storm during emergencies. I am so glad she was able to spend time with us in our home in Hawaii. She was able to see sea turtles and float in the beautiful warm waters here. She was a wonderful grandma to my sons and great grandma to my grandsons. I Leila miss her so much!
Cathy Hawkins says:
July 3, 2020
I love you Sharon, thank you for your love, kindness, generosity and fun-filled spirit. I am so grateful that you and George left us all with such a wonderful family where you will live on for years and years to come. Thank you for your friendship. I miss you.
Valerie Hutrchinson says:
July 3, 2020
My mother was an inspiration to me. She had many different lives and was so different after she became a nurse then the mother I knew as a child. As a child I remember her patiently waiting for us to finish six different levels of swimming lessons from Mommy and Me with Bill to Life Saving with Carol. Then we would go to Corona Del Mar or Newport Beach, library, Girl’s Club or Scouts sometimes all in the same day. She always had so much energy but had a calm demeanor.
She became a nurse after having seven children and inspired me to go back to school to become a speech pathologist even though I had two infants. I could not have done it without her support. She became more confident and became a true friend besides a wonderful Mom and Grandmother.
Mom loved parties, travel, scuba diving , Hawaii, Elvis and dancing like no one is watching. I will miss her great sense of humor, medical advice (always spot on) and optimism.
About thirty-five years ago I saw my mother save a life. My husband and I were going to night classes at Long Beach State. Mom was also attending nursing classes.
She had finished a 12 hour shift the night before. My husband got home from work and we loaded the kids and diaper bag along with their toys and snacks in the car. We drove to my parent’s house; my brothers Jim and Bill and sister Marilyn would babysit. Mom had her classwork and some food to eat in the car on the long drive to the college.
We were two minutes from the freeway onramp, when we heard the crash of metal. At the next intersection, two cars had violently slammed into one another. The mother and child in the white car were crying but seemingly unhurt. The man in the blue car had serious injuries. A group of well-meaning men were pulling him from the car and holding him by his arms and legs, his head lolling with each awkward step.
Mom gasped, but in a calm voice said, “We have to pull over.”
My husband stopped the car along side of the men and injured man. Mom grabbed her purse and left the car. She took charge of the scene declaring that she was a nurse and to lie the man on the ground.
She checked his pulse, and then adjusted his airway. She gave him some breaths and his breathing was shallow but, restored. She used a penlight from her purse to check his eyes. One was dilated and the other a pinpoint. Bystanders said they had called for an ambulance. One bystander ran to a nearby medical plaza and brought a doctor back. Mom turned over the care to the doctor and we left for school shortly after that.
We were all late to class . Ironically my husband and I were both taking a CPR class. We told the professor why we were late and he excused us with a shocked look on his face. Mom kept tabs on the man as he had been brought to her hospital. It was a month later that she told us that he was finally released. My mom was not only my hero but a hero to countless others.
Valerie Walker Hutchinson