Claude James Welker, who grew up in Burbank, died Feb. 9. He was
69.  Born Dec. 5, 1941, Welker attended William McKinley
Elementary School, David Starr Jordan Junior High School and
John Burroughs High School. He served in the Army in the late
1950s.  He lived in the Palm Springs and the San Jacinto area
most of his adult life. He passed away in Glendale.  He is
survived by his twin sister, Claudette Welker de la Torriente, a
Burbank resident.