It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the death of Professor Phillip L. Walker on February 6, 2009. If you need immediate information, please contact the Department of Anthropology at 805-893-2257. Students, please know that counseling services are available on campus at Counseling and Career Services. Please call 805-893-4411 for immediate services. Faculty and Staff can contact Academic & Staff Assistance Program in Human Resources at 805-893-3318.

You can find UCSB's press release HERE.

Phil Walker's nephew, Peter, has created a website that will host memories and photographs of Phil. It can be found at:

http://phil-walker.net/

In addition to your contributions to the website, we are also soliciting written tributes and/or photographs that will be printed and bound into a book. The book, when completed, will be presented to the family. Please send any contributions to Aura deAnda, with a copy to Katharina Schreiber.

A gathering in appreciation of Phil's life was held on Sunday February 22nd at the Fleischmann Auditorium of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History