Margaret Brandt

Julie was a beloved sister, mom and “Grandma Julie”, born March 7, 1958, at Homestead AFB, Florida to Juliana E. and Wayne W. Walker. She passed peacefully in her sleep November 2, 2026, in Mount Pleasant, Texas. 

She is survived by brothers, Donald R. Walker (Julie), Robert W. Walker, Michael L. Walker (Hatice), Paul W. Walker (Eulene), and sister, Jane E. Osborn (Jim). She has three sons, Jeremy English (Tiffany), Adam Sorrels and Mark Brandt Jr.; five grandchildren aka the “Fab Five”, Neeley (Bodie), Tyler, Olivia, Jackson and Jase Sorrels; with her first great granddaughter arriving in February, courtesy of Neeley; along with many nieces and nephews; and her grandkitties Clementine and Evelyne. 

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, David C. Walker; and sister-in-law, Linda Walker. 

Julie was a graduate of Western Heights High School in Oklahoma City and went on to fulfill her lifelong dream of helping others in the medical field. She began her career in 1982 as a Vascular Lab Assistant and worked her way up to Head Cardiology Echo Technologist. She was registered through the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography as a Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer and a Vascular Technologist. One of her favorite things about her job was teaching students when she could. A true pioneering spirit, Julie loved traveling for work. She moved a lot… Florida, South Carolina, California and finally back to Oklahoma and Texas. Her career was one of her true passions in life, next to her family and being “Grandma Julie”. 

She loved Christmas – especially the shopping part. She’d usually start right after Thanksgiving dinner (or sometimes before), looking for sales online and then she’d be late on Christmas Eve for the annual family spaghetti dinner because of a wrapping emergency or oversleeping from an all-night wrapping session. Baking homemade “Just Cookies” or War Cake, recipes passed down in her family, was also part of her love for the holidays. 

Her giraffe collection grew each year - she liked them because they were tall blonds, just like her. She loved camping and was always up for a fun outing like cruising in the classic car with her kids, looking at Christmas lights or… shopping! She collected craft supplies with big ambitions. Much of it remains unused, but one thing Julie crafted best was an abundance of love. She was loved in return and already deeply missed.