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Julius ‘Jay’ W. Walden, 83

Julius “Jay” W. Walden, 83, lost his valiant, eight-year battle with Parkinson’s disease on Feb. 2, 2019. Jay was born Sept. 19, 1935. He is survived by wife Myrna K. Walden; three children: Lorrie Newton, Julie Johnson and Steven Walden; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Jay grew up in Laguna Beach, Calif., and at 17 years old, joined the Army for three years and nine months. After discharging, he married Sally and had his three children. They were married 21 years before divorcing. They resided in Garden Grove, Calif., during their marriage.

Jay was employed by the federal government, working at Long Beach Naval Shipyard as a master mechanic. He later became a cost analyst for the Navy and the federal government for 35 years, retiring in 1991.

He married Myrna on Jan. 12, 1999, in San Diego, Calif., where they lived until 2002 before moving to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where Myrna had grown up.

Jay was employed at Home Depot for a few years after retirement. He was very skilled as a carpenter and did a lot of handyman work, remodeling friends’ homes. He had so many friends and was very sociable!

A memorial service for Jay will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at Yates Funeral Homes, 744 N. Fourth St., Coeur d’Alene, with a reception to follow. Please visit Jay’s online memorial at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.