Valerie WALKER

We have such wonderful, happy memories of Valerie. She was a true lady and a talented and dedicated piano teacher. She will be missed. May she Rest In Peace.

I had the good fortune to know Valerie for the past 24 years. I tuned her piano and I always enjoyed visiting her beautiful home in Howth. We got on great, and she always had time for tea and chat.I always admired her positive get up and go can do attitude to life. Valerie kept the house and gardens pristine. I will miss you Valerie and my visits to Howth.

Sincere sympathy to Valerie’s family and friends. She was a wonderful musician and music teacher and gave me great guidance when I was a mature student of hers - quite a long time ago! May she Rest In Peace.

So very sorry to hear of Valerie Walker's passing. A fine musician and a wonderful teacher; she had a lasting influence on all her pupils. Most sincere condolences to the whole family.

Valerie was a great friend of the familly and will be sadly missed. SHe was Nuala's piano teacher at the academy and great friend and we had many wonderfull musical evenings at her home and here in Castleknock many yeays ago. We also have very fond memories of picking fruit with Valeries mother and herself in the wonderfull garden in Howth and many swimming and picnic expiditions setting off from the house.

Valerie was a lifelong friend of my late parents, Alastair & Muriel McMillan. I got to know her well over the last 10 years. To me she was kind and thoughtful friend. She was a lovely lady. May she Rest in Peace.

A talented and gentle lady will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her and especially the Walker family who were greatly loved by Auntie Val.. May she rest in peace..

Sincerest sympathies to all the Walker family on the passing of your beloved Valerie. An outstanding musician, piano teacher and loyal friend, her influence was felt far and wide. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.

So very sad to hear of Valerie’s passing, she was a wonderful piano teacher to my daughters Lily, Tess & Mabel, her Christmas concerts were legendary & her love of music will live on in her pupils forever, Rest In Peace ❤️

What a privilege it was to have been taught by Valerie at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and what wonderful memories my family and I have of her over the decades. She epitomised all that was good in this world.... a lady through and through, caring. nurturing, motivating, genuinely wanting the best for her students, and a friend who maintained a strong connection with all who were fortunate to have known her. She also had a great sense of humour and enjoyed the funny banter my siblings and I would engage in with her.What fun we had! Her contributions to the RIAM and the music environ in general were extensive, and the ripple effect of her amazing work has permeated the lives of many generations of musicians. She will always hold a very special place in our hearts and we feel blessed to have called her our teacher and friend. Our deepest sympathies to the extended Walker family.
Dearest Valerie, you will be remembered with fondness and respect always. May you rest in peace.

The O'Shea Farren family is deeply saddened by the passing of Valerie Walker, a superb pianist and teacher to generations of pianists and a truly wonderful friend and colleague to our beloved Audrey Chisholm. We are sure that Valerie will be hugely missed by her family and her many other friends, colleagues and students. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam uasal.

My deepest sympathy to all the Walker family. Valerie was an exceptional person whom I had the pleasure of meeting at many of the Bantry Chamber music festivals of which she was a loyal supporter. Her wonderful company, deep appreciation and knowledge of music will be hugely missed. It was a joy and privilege to know Valerie - a kind, talented, warm and generous lady.
May she rest in peace.

Valeries was a great friend of my mum Biddy who also lived on Ceanchor rd (September ) and it was her who persuaded Valerie in her retirement to teach Piano to the locals especially her granddaughter Taggie. Tags was one of her first pupils in Vailma and then it blossomed . We had such fun at all her wonderful concerts and Taggie went on to study music . What an amazing lady ,who as one of the Piano mums we had such fun with .Thank you Valerie for all those good times xxx Larry and Belinda

We are very saddened to hear of the passing of Miss Walker. A kind, sincere, beautiful and talented lady. Valerie shared her gift of music teaching Linda and Judy in the RIAM and also examing Geraldine’s piano students in our home at exam time.We were so lucky the day Valerie entered into our lives. We are very grateful for all you taught us through music and carry it with us every day.
We will never forget you.
May you rest in peace beautiful lady.

Feeling very sad at Valerie's passing. A very much loved person and a wonderful talented piano player and teacher. Many thanks Valerie for your love of music and passing it onto the future generations. You inspired so many students including my son Ruadhán and we have lovely memories of the concerts and parties you organized for your students to show case their talent. We will miss you very much. Marie & Ruadhan Ó Laoi xx

So sad to hear of the passing of Val. What an amazing women and teacher. So dedicated to her students- always having a gift for them at the Christmas Ceolchoirm. Loved to visit and hear her stories. May you rest in peace Val, you will be missed. Love Anne

So sad to learn that Valerie has left us but feeling privileged to have known this wonderful gracious lady. An inspirational teacher who imparted a true love of music to her pupils..memories of calling to her house to pick up one or other of the boys from his lesson. The piano still playing as one pushed open the door...sitting in front of the fire in that great room overlooking the garden...such a feeling of tranquillity as the lesson continued at the grand piano..and the delight when sometimes she played a piece..losing herself in the music..and then she would rise to greet me, tall, elegant and kind and with that beautiful speaking voice..and of course, her dry wit...and great sense of humour... An extraordinary hostess too..all those great Christmas concerts when her pride in and love for her pupils was apparent...they shone for her..I could hardly believe it when she told me that she was continuing with her classes on zoom during the lockdown! Who else but Valerie would have done that in her nineties. Thank you Valerie for so many treasured memories..and for having been a true friend to us. We will never forget you.
Anne Caitriona Conor and Brian Dooley

Very sad to hear of the death of Valerie, she was an exceptional person, always so kind and warm and beautiful. I have very fond memories of her.
May she rest in peace.❤️

My sympathies to all of the Walker family. Valerie will remain in my heart forever. I started studying piano with her at 4 years of age at the RIAM and she managed to have me on stage in my first concert in that same year! I was so tiny then that I had to jump off the piano stool to,reach up to the final notes in the piece, a moment that would often come up with Valerie since and bring tears of laughter! Supreme teacher and person and a close friend to me and my family from then to date. Sadly the pandemic interfered with us getting together as often but the wonderful chats remained on phone. We will miss her so much. Until we meet again our beautiful Valerie. Thank You for everything. We love you RIP 🙏❤️X

Our deepest condolences to the Walker family on the passing of Valerie - a genuine lady, a regal presence, an inspirational musician and teacher. She has left us with many wonderful musical memories. We will miss you, Valerie.

It's not surprising to see tributes of love, condolence and admiration to Valery flooding in. I humbly add my own sense of loss and my sincere condolences to the Walker family and neighbours.

My deepest sympathies to the Walker family. Valerie was such a fabulous person who shared her passion for music and the piano with her pupils as well as running annual treasure hunts in her garden and hosting Christmas concerts for them. I was lucky enough to have her as a neighbour and friend. I will miss our coffees, butterfly cakes and chats about anything and everything. One wonderful person who has touched so many hearts and will be missed by so many. Rest in Peace Valerie.

Our deepest condolences to the entire Walker family. Valerie was such an inspiration, a true lady. I will really miss our chats and the wonderful concerts. May she rest in peace. Helen and the Mccormack family

I was so saddened to hear about Valerie. As a music teacher she has passed me on alot of desire, wisdom and determination for love of music expressed in piano. But more importantly as a person, would always be compassionate with kindness and desire. A true friend and lovable person that i will never ever forget. My sincere condolences to all family, friends and students.

I have very fond memories of Valerie playing at her home and in our house in Castleknock during our musical evenings many years ago. May she rest in peace.

I'm so grateful to have been lucky enough to have had Valerie teach me piano growing up. She was such a wonderful person and it's impossible to say everything I learned from her lessons. I remember her enthusiastically getting me to imagine the story behind a particularly boring piece and since then music has added more colour to my life.
She will be remembered so fondly by all of her students. Condolences to her family.

I knew Valerie as a little girl growing up on Ceanchor Road in the 50s and 60s, and met her again in adult life. A lovely gentle person, may she rest in peace.

Valerie has been the most kind and considerate next door neighbour to our family for over 60 years. She had the most incredible memory and local historical knowledge and we loved listening to her many stories. We shall miss seeing her in her beloved garden and hearing her wonderful piano playing. Our sincere condolences to the Walker family.

My sincere sympathies to the Walker family. Valerie was a kind, patient and inspirational piano teacher whom I remember with great fondness. Such a lady, may you rest in peace Valerie.

Sorry to see of the death of Valerie as one of her pupils at RIAM many many years ago.

So sad that Valerie is gone .. an absolute legend in our home ,a true inspiration in how to live life to the full and follow your passions .
We were so blest as a family to have had the privilege of spending many hours sitting beside Valerie during our piano lessons ,sharing life’s ups and downs and always the richer for time together.
Valerie your friendship and love will always be remembered and we were so honoured to share so many happy musical times with you .
Rest in peace after a great life well lived and so well loved .
To all the Walker family our deepest sympathies for your great loss .

So sad to hear of the death of Valerie. We will miss her greatly, truly the end of an era. Sincere sympathies to the Walker family. May she Rest In Peace.

Valerie was a remarkable lady and a wonderful neighbour. She will be sorely missed. Our condolences to the Walker family. May she Rest in Peace.

It was an honour to have met Valerie , through her love of teaching piano lessons . She was an amazing lady with many stories to tell , rest in peace Valerie .

Valerie was one of my heroes. She taught me piano in the late 60s- 70s and I owe my love of the piano to her patience, her kindness and her brilliance as a teacher. When I visited her recently in Howth with my sister Danusia, she even remembered the pieces I enjoyed playing most. (She also remembered how awful my scales were!). We have lost a treasure.

My deepest sympathy to all the Walker family on the passing of Valerie. She was an excellent teacher and a lady. I had the privilege to have studied piano with her at the RIAM for many years. She gave me a lifelong love for music which I’m very grateful for to this day.
May she rest in peace.

Valerle was such a warm and wonderful person. My children Aileen, James and Maura loved her as their gifted piano teacher. May she rest in peace

Deepest sympathy you will be sadly missed.

Sadly our meetings with Val were too few but always good fun! The boys still remember our trip to the zoo.
Such a lovely warm person, rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy on Valerie’s passing. May she rest in peace,

So sad to hear of Valerie's passing. A patient, caring and sympathic teacher, she was a lovely lady and will be greatly missed.

Our deepest condolences to all of the Walker family, Valerie was a true inspiration, a wonderful kind teacher - with a lovely chuckle, memorable Christmas concerts and a kind gentle neighbour. We will all miss Valerie in our community. Patricia & Hunt family.

Valerie has left a huge legacy to her family ,friends & pupils.She will be sorely missed .A legend in my eyes .
Fly high with the angels Valerie, you deserve it .X

Beloved friend and piano teacher. Happy memories of Christmas concerts and garden parties will always remain with me. Valerie has passed on her love of music nature and her sense of humour. A true inspiration. Sincere condolences to the Walker family.

Sincerest condolences to Valerie's family and many many friends. Valerie was very much loved and will be sorely missed. A beautiful lady with a great love for everyone she touched with her beautiful music and beautiful personality. Heaven has gained an angel. May she rest in peace xxx

Valerie's charisma and brilliance as a Piano Teacher will never leave me. Her talents will live forever through her many pupils. A love of music never dies.

Condolences to the Walker family on the sad passing of your dear aunt Valerie. May She Rest In Peace.

I was a piano student of Ms Walker in the RIAM,and she gave me a lifelong love of music!She was such a lady, and it was a privilege to have known her.X

A wonderful,elegant and true teacher. Missed by Elizabeth and Lucykate . May you RIP.

Very sad to hear of the passing of one of Dublin's great ladies. A life of service fully lived. We will miss her.