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Idamay (Minotto) Walker

Posted 2026-04-01 by Erin
The Arizona Republic 30 July 1996

Walker, Idamay "Siss" died Friday, July 26, 1996. Born October 9, 1920
in Lake Forest, Illinois to Parents James and Idamay (Swift) Minotto.
She moved to Walnut Grove, Arizona in 1925, where her father built the Z
Triangle Ranch, while serving as an Arizona State Senator and later
Ambassador to Portugal. "Sissi's" mother was a member of the Swift meat
packing family. From 1945 to present, she was owner and ran the Bar U
Bar ranch in Skull Valley. She was a member for over 50 years of the
Yavapai Cattle Growers Association, the current PRCA. She is survived
by her daughters Laurel Walker and Carl Walker Belmare both of Skull
Valley, Arizona; Half-brother James Minotto, London, England; Half-
sister Anita Minotto Gadd, Altadena, CA. Private family services have
been held at the Skull Valley Cemetery. Family suggests contributions
to: Idamay "Fund, Sissi" Walker Memorial Fund, American Quarter Horse
Foundation P.O. Box 200, Amarillo Texas 79168.




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