Donovan R.
Walling, born January 9, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri, died May 5, 2017. He
was the son of Donovan Ernest and Dorothy (nee Goyette) Walling. A lifelong
educator, Walling taught school in Wisconsin and Germany, was a curriculum
administrator in Wisconsin and Indiana, and served as director of publications
for the education association Phi Delta Kappa, retiring in 2006. He continued
to work as a writer and editorial consultant in retirement, and was a senior
consultant for the Center for Civic Education. Walling was the author or editor
of numerous books in education and also wrote fiction and poetry. He was
preceded in death by his wife Diana (nee Eveland) in 1991. He is survived by
his husband Sam Troxal; his children, Katherine, Donovan David, and Alexander;
and several grandchildren.
In light of
Donovan’s lifelong commitment to education, his family requests memorial
contributions be made to the Walling-Troxal Endowed Scholarship Fund at First
United Church. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, June 16 at 7pm at
First United Church, 2420 E Third Street in Bloomington, Indiana.
