William C. “Bill” Walker Jr. of Dutton, who passed away in April, has achieved a bit of immorality, thanks to a mention in New York Times of the latest novel from best-selling author David Baldacci. In Baldacci’s newest thriller, “All In” (which has a release date of Nov. 10), Bill Walker appears as a character who goes missing and the 6:20 Man, aka former Army Ranger turned federal investigator Travis Devine, is called to look into the matter. How did Bill Walker find his way into the latest book in Baldacci’s 6:20 Man series? A number of authors offer character-naming opportunities for charity auctions, and Baldacci is one of them. Longtime Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society volunteer and supporter Bonnie Ellen is the daughter of Virginia Baldacci, who is a step-aunt of David’s. In 2019, Ellen reached out to her cousin to see if he would donate a character-naming opportunity to the GMHS auction, and he did. It proved to be so successful, she asked him again in 2021, and then again in ...