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While many of those with careers on the river follow the path of a father or grandfather, Larry Walker's source of inspiration for years has been two women: his mother and his wife. Walkers mother, Carolyn Walker, was a towboat cook with what was then Southern Towing Company. In October 2022, Devall Towing and Southern Towing announced that they will fully integrate operations and management of the two companies by late 2023 to form a new inland operator, Southern Devall. Walkers first job on the river came at her suggestion that he take a position as a deckhand for the summer of 1990 before starting community college on a basketball scholarship in the fall. She thought he could save up money for a car. He ended up making a career on the river instead. |