From Mike Ellison
Publisher, SeaWatch Books
Editor, Ships in Scale
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that Grant Walker passed away on May 6, after a battle with cancer. Grant was the author of the four-volume series The Rogers Collection of Dockyard Models at the U.S. Naval Academy — the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of this extraordinary collection — and someone I was proud to call a friend.
I came to know Grant after taking over SeaWatch Books, when we partnered to bring Volume III to completion. I visited him several times at the Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, and he was generous enough to give me personal tours of the Rogers Collection. You could see immediately how much he loved those models and that museum. He had spent more than thirty years studying them, and his knowledge was extraordinary — but what struck me most was his genuine passion for sharing what he knew. That enthusiasm is on every page of his books.
Grant is survived by his beloved wife Annick, who appears in the acknowledgments of every volume — always the last word, always with unmistakable tenderness. She was his greatest champion, and he made sure readers knew it.
Volume IV — the final installment in the series — was completed by Grant before his passing and will be published soon as a tribute to his life's work. We are committed to seeing it done right.
RIP Grant, and thank you for everything you gave to this collection, this hobby, and to SeaWatch Books.
Mike Ellison
Publisher, SeaWatch Books
Editor, Ships in Scale
Publisher, SeaWatch Books
Editor, Ships in Scale
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that Grant Walker passed away on May 6, after a battle with cancer. Grant was the author of the four-volume series The Rogers Collection of Dockyard Models at the U.S. Naval Academy — the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of this extraordinary collection — and someone I was proud to call a friend.
I came to know Grant after taking over SeaWatch Books, when we partnered to bring Volume III to completion. I visited him several times at the Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis, and he was generous enough to give me personal tours of the Rogers Collection. You could see immediately how much he loved those models and that museum. He had spent more than thirty years studying them, and his knowledge was extraordinary — but what struck me most was his genuine passion for sharing what he knew. That enthusiasm is on every page of his books.
Grant is survived by his beloved wife Annick, who appears in the acknowledgments of every volume — always the last word, always with unmistakable tenderness. She was his greatest champion, and he made sure readers knew it.
Volume IV — the final installment in the series — was completed by Grant before his passing and will be published soon as a tribute to his life's work. We are committed to seeing it done right.
RIP Grant, and thank you for everything you gave to this collection, this hobby, and to SeaWatch Books.
Mike Ellison
Publisher, SeaWatch Books
Editor, Ships in Scale
