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[td]==Retirement and death==[/td] [td]Booker was a past president of the Wilkes-Barre Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind.<ref name="Obituary"/> He served as president of the 109th Artillery Historical and War Museum.<ref name="Obituary"/> In addition, he was a director of the [[Wyoming Valley]] Chapter of the [[American Red Cross]], and a former president of the Penn Mountain [[Scouting America|Boy Scout Council]].<ref name="Obituary"/> Booker was active in Scottish Rite and York Rite [[Freemasonry|Masonry]], and attained the 33rd degree of the Scottish Rite.<ref name="Obituary"/> He belonged to the Wilkes-Barre area [[Kiwanis]] and [[chamber of commerce]].<ref name="Officers"/> Booker was a member of the [[National Guard Association of the United States]] and Pennsylvania National Guard Association.<ref name="Officers"/> His memberships also included the [[Association of the United States Army]] and the [[Valley Forge Military Academy and College#British military traditions in VFMAC|British Officers Club of Philadelphia]].<ref name="Officers"/> He was also a member of the Beach Club in [[Centerville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Obituary"/>[/td]
[td]Booker was a past president of the Wilkes-Barre Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind.<ref name="Obituary"/> He served as president of the 109th Artillery Historical and War Museum.<ref name="Obituary"/> In addition, he was a director of the [[Wyoming Valley]] Chapter of the [[American Red Cross]], and a former president of the Penn Mountain [[Scouting America|Boy Scout Council]].<ref name="Obituary"/> Booker was active in Scottish Rite and York Rite [[Freemasonry|Masonry]], and attained the 33rd degree of the Scottish Rite.<ref name="Obituary"/> He belonged to the Wilkes-Barre area [[Kiwanis]] and [[chamber of commerce]].<ref name="Officers"/> Booker was a member of the [[National Guard Association of the United States]] and Pennsylvania National Guard Association.<ref name="Officers"/> His memberships also included the [[Association of the United States Army]] and the [[Valley_Forge_Military_Academy#British_military_traditions_in_VFMA|British Officers Club of Philadelphia]].<ref name="Officers"/> He was also a member of the Beach Club in [[Centerville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Obituary"/>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In retirement, Booker was a resident of [[Tequesta, Florida]] and [[Craigville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Obituary"/> He died at Hospice of Palm Beach County in [[Jupiter, Florida]] on 10 October 2012.<ref name="Obituary"/> Booker was a longtime resident of [[Dallas, Pennsylvania]], and he was buried at Fern Knoll Burial Park in Dallas.<ref name="Obituary"/><ref name="Native">{{cite news |date=16 December 1953 |title=Valjean Booker, City Native, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-obituary-for-valjean-b/169232928/ |work=[[The Scranton Times-Tribune|The Scranton Times]] |location=Scranton, Pennsylvania |page=42 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In retirement, Booker was a resident of [[Tequesta, Florida]] and [[Craigville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Obituary"/> He died at Hospice of Palm Beach County in [[Jupiter, Florida]] on 10 October 2012.<ref name="Obituary"/> Booker was a longtime resident of [[Dallas, Pennsylvania]], and he was buried at Fern Knoll Burial Park in Dallas.<ref name="Obituary"/><ref name="Native">{{cite news |date=16 December 1953 |title=Valjean Booker, City Native, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-obituary-for-valjean-b/169232928/ |work=[[The Scranton Times-Tribune|The Scranton Times]] |location=Scranton, Pennsylvania |page=42 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]==Retirement and death==[/td] [td]Booker was a past president of the Wilkes-Barre Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind.<ref name="Obituary"/> He served as president of the 109th Artillery Historical and War Museum.<ref name="Obituary"/> In addition, he was a director of the [[Wyoming Valley]] Chapter of the [[American Red Cross]], and a former president of the Penn Mountain [[Scouting America|Boy Scout Council]].<ref name="Obituary"/> Booker was active in Scottish Rite and York Rite [[Freemasonry|Masonry]], and attained the 33rd degree of the Scottish Rite.<ref name="Obituary"/> He belonged to the Wilkes-Barre area [[Kiwanis]] and [[chamber of commerce]].<ref name="Officers"/> Booker was a member of the [[National Guard Association of the United States]] and Pennsylvania National Guard Association.<ref name="Officers"/> His memberships also included the [[Association of the United States Army]] and the [[Valley Forge Military Academy and College#British military traditions in VFMAC|British Officers Club of Philadelphia]].<ref name="Officers"/> He was also a member of the Beach Club in [[Centerville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Obituary"/>[/td]
[td]Booker was a past president of the Wilkes-Barre Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind.<ref name="Obituary"/> He served as president of the 109th Artillery Historical and War Museum.<ref name="Obituary"/> In addition, he was a director of the [[Wyoming Valley]] Chapter of the [[American Red Cross]], and a former president of the Penn Mountain [[Scouting America|Boy Scout Council]].<ref name="Obituary"/> Booker was active in Scottish Rite and York Rite [[Freemasonry|Masonry]], and attained the 33rd degree of the Scottish Rite.<ref name="Obituary"/> He belonged to the Wilkes-Barre area [[Kiwanis]] and [[chamber of commerce]].<ref name="Officers"/> Booker was a member of the [[National Guard Association of the United States]] and Pennsylvania National Guard Association.<ref name="Officers"/> His memberships also included the [[Association of the United States Army]] and the [[Valley_Forge_Military_Academy#British_military_traditions_in_VFMA|British Officers Club of Philadelphia]].<ref name="Officers"/> He was also a member of the Beach Club in [[Centerville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Obituary"/>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In retirement, Booker was a resident of [[Tequesta, Florida]] and [[Craigville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Obituary"/> He died at Hospice of Palm Beach County in [[Jupiter, Florida]] on 10 October 2012.<ref name="Obituary"/> Booker was a longtime resident of [[Dallas, Pennsylvania]], and he was buried at Fern Knoll Burial Park in Dallas.<ref name="Obituary"/><ref name="Native">{{cite news |date=16 December 1953 |title=Valjean Booker, City Native, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-obituary-for-valjean-b/169232928/ |work=[[The Scranton Times-Tribune|The Scranton Times]] |location=Scranton, Pennsylvania |page=42 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In retirement, Booker was a resident of [[Tequesta, Florida]] and [[Craigville, Massachusetts]].<ref name="Obituary"/> He died at Hospice of Palm Beach County in [[Jupiter, Florida]] on 10 October 2012.<ref name="Obituary"/> Booker was a longtime resident of [[Dallas, Pennsylvania]], and he was buried at Fern Knoll Burial Park in Dallas.<ref name="Obituary"/><ref name="Native">{{cite news |date=16 December 1953 |title=Valjean Booker, City Native, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-obituary-for-valjean-b/169232928/ |work=[[The Scranton Times-Tribune|The Scranton Times]] |location=Scranton, Pennsylvania |page=42 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>[/td]
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