Funeral arrangements have been announced for Baton Rouge Fire Captain Walker L. Hill.
Hill, IAFF 557 Local, Baton Rouge, La, passed away on December 17, 2022, after suffering a medical emergency while on duty.
Captain Hill’s body will be moved on Monday, December 19, 2022, from Our Lady of the Lake Hospital to Resthaven Funeral Home.
The procession will begin at 10:00AM. The procession will move from Essen to Interstate 12, Interstate 12 to Airline, Airline to Jefferson Highway. This will be the only procession. There will not be one after the service.
The public is welcome & encouraged to line in safe areas to show their respect.
“We thank the public for their patience and understanding as we move our brother to prepare him for final resting. This procession may disrupt traffic,” said BRFD.
The funeral for Captain Walker L. Hill will take place at Istrouma Baptist Church on Thursday, December 22, 2022. The times are as follows.
Istrouma Baptist Church : 10500 Sam Rushing Road
10:00AM – 12:00pm Wake
12:00PM Start of service
Captain Hill began his career with the Baton Rouge Fire Department on August 18. 1998 and was promoted to Captain in 2017.
The Baton Rouge Professional Firefighters Association L557 in conjunction with the Baton Rouge Firefighters Federal Credit Union has opened an account at the Baton Rouge Fire Dept FCU in the name of Tyler Hill- Walker Hills’s son.
If you would like to make a donation to the family, you can bring a check or money order made payable to Tyler Hill to the office located at 11123 Boardwalk Dr. Baton Rouge, La 70816 or mail a check or money order to P.O. Box 40118, Baton Rouge, La 70835.
If you would like to make a donation with a debit/credit card (there will be a 3% fee) you can call the office at 225-274-8383. Thank you for all your support during these times!
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