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| E. Walker-Quezada: a loving free spirit |
Larken Bradley
2006-09-28 |
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Bolinas resident Evann Walker-Quezada, a former educator and adventurous free spirit who traveled the world, died at home on Sept. 1, after a prolonged illness. She was 63.
Ms. Walker-Quezada was bilingual in Spanish and English and taught underprivileged children in Puerto Angel, Mexico. Early in her career, her students included children of the Havasupai tribe in the Grand Canyon and young people at the California School for the Deaf in Berkeley.
She was born in Palo Alto on March 24, 1943. Her mother, Ann Morse Walker, was a writer and editor. Her father, Jack Ingraham Walker, retired as an executive with Kaiser-Permanente Cement Corporation.
She graduated from Palo Alto High School and went on to UC Berkeley, majoring in anthropology and teaching.
60s music scene
In the 1960s, she hung out in Saint Michael’s Alley, a coffeehouse frequented by musicians including folksinger Joan Baez, and members of the Grateful Dead and the Great Society, later renamed Jefferson Airplane.
“The city fathers said [the coffeehouse] was a hangout for ‘dope addicts and preverts (sic),’” wrote her brother Cummings Walker.
"Evann got to know these artists early on and stayed in touch as a friend and confidant as their careers grew,” her brother added.
Her first husband was the rock-poster artist Greg Irons. She accompanied the Grateful Dead to their recording session at the Great Pyramids in Egypt.
Found love in Mexico
She later worked as an artists’ representative and, in Mexico, met her future husband, the artist Moises Quezada, who left his native El Salvador during the country’s revolution. The couple married in 1992 and settled in Bolinas.
Described by her husband as “beautiful, candid and curious about everything,” Ms. Walker-Quezada left a legacy of honesty and compassion.
She is survived by her husband, Moises Quezada of Bolinas; her brother Cummings Walker; and several nieces and nephews.
Ms. Walker-Quezada’s ashes will be scattered near Puerto Angel, Mexico, where she worked for many years.
A celebration of life will be announced. Those wanting more information may contact Cummings Walker at: oneartist2@earthlink.net.
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