<sod>I really miss you Paul. You did great in Fast and Furious and I'm a long time fan. It's easily my favorite car movie. I'm glad that you passed doing something you love. I made a YouTube video thats a tribute to you on my channel CBHikes Inc. Congratulations on finally beating Toretto.<eod>
<sod>Walker was born in [[Glendale, California]], and was the son of Cheryl (née Crabtree), a fashion model, and Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor  and a fighter who was a two-time [[Golden Gloves]] champion.<ref name="canoe.ca">{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/W/Walker_Paul/2001/06/17/762482.html |title=Paul Walker kicks it into high gear |date=June 17, 2001 |accessdate=December 5, 2013 |publisher=Canoe.ca |first=Louis B. |last=Hobson }}</ref><ref name="famedive">{{cite news|last=Keck|first=William|title=Fame lets Paul Walker dive in|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-09-27-paul-walker_x.htm|accessdate=December 3, 2013|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=September 27, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Atkin|first=Hillary|title=Walker's in the 'Fast' lane to film stardom|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-06-05-paul-walker_x.htm|accessdate=December 3, 2013|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 6, 2003}}</ref> Paul’s paternal grandfather had a boxing career as “'Irish' Billie Walker”. Paul's ancestry was mostly English, with some German, Swiss,<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul William Walker ancestry|url=http://ethnicelebs.com/paul-walker|date=May 9, 2010}}</ref> and Irish.<ref>{{cite news|title=Paul William Walker II|url=http://theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/paul-william-walker-ii/article_24f1696b-1673-57ac-8019-791d135e25e2.html|accessdate=December 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Paul William Walker II 1930 United States Census|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC96-MHS|accessdate=December 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Meet Paul Walker|url=https://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=ASknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=59AEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4376,3289087&dq=meet-paul-walker&hl=en|accessdate=December 3, 2013|newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]|date=March 29, 2006}}</ref> One of his grandfathers raced factory cars for [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] in the 1960s.<ref name="canoe.ca"/> The oldest of five siblings, Walker was raised primarily in the [[Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles|Sunland]] community of [[Los Angeles]] and attended high school in the [[San Fernando Valley]], graduating from [[Sun Valley, Los Angeles|Sun Valley]]'s [[Village Christian Schools|Village Christian School]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 1, 2013|title=Stars React To Paul Walker's Death, Other Crash Victim Identified|publisher=[[CBS Los Angeles]]|url=http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/12/01/stars-react-to-paul-walkers-death-other-crash-victim-identified/|accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name="gazzar">{{cite news|first=Brenda|last=Gazzar|date=December 1, 2013|title=‘Fast & Furious’ star Paul Walker remembered as kind, carefree|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|url=http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20131201/fast-furious-star-paul-walker-remembered-as-kind-carefree|accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref> He was raised as a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref name="famedive"/>  After high school, Walker attended several community colleges in [[Southern California]], majoring in [[Marine Biology]].<ref name=Tribute>{{cite web|title=Paul Walker Bio: Fast & Furious Actor|url=http://www.tribute.ca/people/paul-walker/1379/17622/|work=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]|publisher=Tribute Entertainment Media Group|accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref><eod>