Cora Faith Walker remembered by St. Louis-area leaders, family and friends |

ST. LOUIS — Cora Faith Walker, a former state lawmaker and high-profile St. Louis County government leader, was remembered Friday at a memorial service not only for her wit and policy expertise but also her relentless energy, bright smile and unrivaled fashion sense. 

Walker, the county’s chief policy officer and a fierce health care and reproductive rights advocate, died on the morning of March 11. She was 37. A cause of death has not been announced.

Mayor Tishaura O. Jones and County Executive Sam Page were but two local elected officials and other dignitaries who packed Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church’s Youth Worship Center in north St. Louis to celebrate and honor Walker’s life and legacy with her husband, Tim, their families and friends.  

Mayor Jones, a close personal friend, said Walker was “the embodiment” of her middle name — Faith — through her advocacy for those in need and her fierce support for her friends and family. 

“You saw the good in everyone even when they couldn’t see it in themselves,” Jones said, reading a personal letter to Walker. “You were fiercely loyal to your friends, even if they weren’t loyal to you.”