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Mrs. Walker was the loving wife of the Urias L. Walker and the dearest mother of Dr. Jacqueline Walker Ray,

Mrs. Walker was the Head Nurse at 1 East at Millard Fillmore Hospital from 1964 until her retirement. She was a Registered Nurse for over 40 years and was one of the first African-American Head Nurses at Millard Fillmore. She was an Excellent Head Nurse and highly respected by Physicians and Staff.

Mrs. Walker was interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Martha Neri shared her memories of working with Mrs. Walker at Millard Fillmore Hospital, emphasizing her importance to patient care and her role in breaking racial barriers in nursing. Additionally, she provides you with historical context regarding Mrs. Walker's achievements and legacy.

"I worked in laboratories at the Millard from 1971-1975. To me, she was intimidating, but taking care of her patients on 1 East, the first floor of the older section of the hospital, was the most important thing about her. When I realized this, asking for her help was much easier. Many interns, residents, physicians, and other staff members held her in the highest regard because they had learned so much from her.

Looking back on why she was promoted to head nurse in 1964 it was because she was the best qualified person for the job. Buffalo had a tradition from the early 1800s of inclusion in all affairs no matter the race, gender or religion. Joseph Robert Love, UB's first Black graduate, received his medical degree on Feb. 25, 1880. If it wasn't for a picture of him in the UB archives, no one would have noticed he was Black. When the University of Buffalo was founded in 1846, it never had a policy of exclusion on the basis of race, gender, or religion therefore, this question was not on the application. In other areas, Buffalonians were hired on merit such as the first woman bus driver, Mildred B. Thomas, who was hired for the NFTA in 1944."