Ralf Marc Walker
Ralf Marc Walker | |
|---|---|
Bellevue Township, Eaton County, Michigan | |
| Died | August 28, 1935 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) 34°07′30″N 118°14′24″W / 34.125°N 118.240°W |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Department store owner and executive |
| Organization(s) | The Broadway, Los Angeles; Fifth Street Store, Los Angeles; Walker Scott, San Diego |
Ralf Marc (R.M.) Walker (May 20, 1872
Bellevue Township, Eaton County, Michigan — August 28, 1935, New York City, buried Glendale, California
) was an American department store executive.
In his native Bellevue, Michigan, Walker worked in a grocery store for a certain Mr. C. D. Kimberley. He would later spend time in Wisconsin and DetroitLaurel Canyon. He died six months before the opening in San Diego of the first Walker Scott store – which would go on to become a regional chain – on October 3, 1935.
References
- Grand Rapids Press, 2 September 1935
- ^ "$20,000,000 Invested Here in the Dry Goods Business", Los Angeles Herald, vol. XXXVIII, no. 220, 8 June 1912
- ^ McGroarty, John Steven (1921). "Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea: With Selected Biography of Actors and Witnesses to the Period of Growth and Achievement".
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