Sad twist after death of popular rodeo identity A heated family battle over the final resting place of a popular rodeo announcer, who died suddenly at age 28, has ended in the Supreme Court.
Rural by Grace Mason
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Subscriber only A SUPREME Court judge was forced to decide where a popular rodeo announcer would be buried after his shock death at 28 when family infighting got so bad his mum was assaulted. Walter Baker tragically suffered a heart attack and died while attending the Burke and Wills Rodeo at Cloncurry in September last year.
Tributes poured in for the well-known caller with the big smile who was remembered as an amazing legend of the Gulf , with a permanent memorial erected at the Normanton rodeo grounds.