Lillie Rose Walker was one of the many National Park Service women who worked behind the scenes in the Washington Office, keeping the bureau running. Known for her professionalism and cooperative spirit, she worked for the Department of the Interior for more than 30 years.
Early life
- Born Lillie Rose Hudgins on March 22, 1934, in South Hill, Virginia, the youngest of nine children, she grew up putting family above all.
- She earned a degree in business administration from Bluefield State College in West Virginia.
- On November 20, 1954, at 20, she married William Haywood Walker. They had one daughter and were married 62 years, until his death in 2017.
A federal career
| Year | Role |
|---|---|
| 1968 | Secretary at the U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1973 | When USGS moved to Reston, Virginia, she stayed in Washington and became a secretary at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |
| The next year | Transferred to the Park Service's Bicentennial Office |
| 1976 | Moved to the Park Operations program in the Washington Office, working with regional directors, field staff, Washington colleagues and Interior officials — who knew her for her pleasant, cooperative manner |
| 1984 | Promoted to secretary for the associate director of Park Operations |
Lillie Walker receives an award from Regional Director Robert Stanton, 1989. NPS History Collection.
She received several awards during her career. Presenting one in 1989, Regional Director Bob Stanton said that she "consistently performs at an outstanding level. Under the most pressing circumstances, she maintains the highest level of professionalism and utmost cooperation. She never hesitates to offer assistance to her fellow employees or visitors to the office."
Lillie Rose Walker died on November 25, 2019.
Sources
Based on "Lillie Rose Walker," National Park Service, research made possible in part by a grant from the National Park Foundation; a work of the United States government in the public domain. The NPS article drew on the Courier and National Park Service Newsletter (1976, 1984, 1989) and her obituary.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain) · Adapted from www.nps.gov
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