Shirley Jean Walton's Obituary
Shirley Walton passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023 at CC Young Assisted Living Center in Dallas.
She was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1937 to her parents, Michael Zuk and Bertha Helen Cwynar. She had recently celebrated her 86th birthday and 66th Mother’s Day. Shirley grew up in New Castle, Pennsylvania before moving to Houston, Texas where she finished High School in 1955.
She married John Andrew Walton, of Port Arthur, Texas on October 2, 1954, beginning their 62-year marriage first settling in Houston, then moving to Huntsville Texas, and on to Kansas City, Missouri while John pursued his medical education, before settling in Dallas to raise their family. The couple raised four children, Chuck, Jim, Sue, and Teri, in Dallas, before later moving to El Paso, Texas. Shirley was a stay-at-home mom, while also providing office management support to John’s growing medical practice. While in El Paso, Shirley obtained her real estate agent license, working in the local housing market for several years. She was an active supporter of several local and national political campaigns over the course of her life. Shirley retired with John to Rockwall, Texas in 2003, spending their retirement years traveling to numerous Texas communities supporting prison healthcare delivery. Shirley was widowed in 2016 when John passed away while living in Rockwall, Texas. Since 2021, Shirley lived at CC Young Assisted Living Center, passing away in her sleep on June 23, 2023.
She was survived by children, Chuck Walton (and wife Anne) of Dallas; Jim Walton (and wife Rhonda) of Dallas; Sue Gordon of Plano; and Teri Kottke (and husband Ben) of Rockwall. Shirley also had 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren at the time of her death. “Gigi” and “Grandma” as she was known by her grandchildren loved gardening in her back yard, creating and decorating with silk flower arrangements, and cooking large family dinners of her favorite Polish dishes.
Our family wishes to thank the staff of CC Young Assisted Living Center – Dallas for the wonderful care, love, and support that they provided Shirley during her last two years of life.
A Memorial Service to honor Shirley’s life will be held at Restland Cemetery, Dallas in the Memorial Chapel on Thursday, July 20th at 10 am. The family will be hosting a reception at Chuck Walton’s home following the service.
Pastor Joe Pool from Rockwall United Methodist Church, Rockwall, TX will be conducting the service.
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