Involved in Freemasonry since 2017, Walker became a master the next year, and just prior to his death, he was elected to the leadership role of president for William A.
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He continually expanded his education, along with his volunteer work, going to Utah State University for wildlife science Ashworth College for professional gunsmithing Bridgerland Technical College for veterinary technician certification Oregon State University for zoology and marine biology and the University of Maryland for general studies. He supported raptor rehabilitation, fostering exotic animals and birds of prey, as well as keeping his own falcons for falconry. Walker worked as a Veterinary Technician at Stone Ridge Veterinary Clinic from 2019 to 2021. He also worked as an animal keeper for Zootah at Willow Park Zoo in 20, and for Yellowstone’s Bear World in 2018, where he got to take care of bear cubs. He was vice president of Sandy’s Haven, a Utah animal sanctuary and wildlife rehabilitation center that provided education and event-visiting animals. Walker’s family said that he was passionate and driven, putting “110% into his hobbies and goals.” He loved animals to the point where he would drop everything to help a sick pet.
His work outside the military earned him a Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and he was posthumously awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for “outstanding leadership, guidance and mentorship to many during his service.” In 2022, Walker was promoted to staff sergeant in Spanish Fork, Utah. In 2016, he transferred to A Battery “Animals” 1 st Battalion 145 th Field Artillery, where he served as a cannoneer in Brigham City, Utah.
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He served in the 115 th Maintenance Company as a towed artillery systems repairer, working his way up from a howitzer driver and ammunition handler to ammunition team chief, then ammunition section chief and paladin gunner. Walker completed basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, advanced individual training at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland, where he focused on the 45B school of small arms and artillery. He enlisted in the Utah National Guard in 2008 before graduating from Riverton High School. Walker was an Eagle Scout growing up, and outdoors activities like hunting, climbing, longboarding and skydiving were among the things he loved most. Kyle Dean Walker attained the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Utah Army National Guard’s 145 th Field Artillery Regiment before his death while scuba diving on May 23, 2022.
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