The man who gave the word "walk'' a whole new meaning, Alan Waddell, has died aged 94.
Mr Waddell, who made it his life's work to walk down every street in Sydney and was a frequent visitor to St George and Sutherland Shire, died on September 2 of complications after successful hip replacement surgery.
His walking tours, which took in 284 suburbs such as Banksia, Oyster Bay, Kareela and Gymea, made him a household name and he often stopped in to schools to chat about the benefits of an active lifestyle.
At a pit stop at Beverly Hills Public School in 2006, he said he was surprised by all the attention.
"I'm a celebrity; I don't deny it,'' Mr Waddell said.
"I haven't got a swelled head.''
He began his walking career in 2003 after his wife of 60 years, Marjorie, died of cancer and he was told to do more exercise.
On the website that followed Mr Waddell's adventures, his sons posted an announcement about his death and said they hoped the photos and stories remaining would still brighten people's day and encourage them to keep exercising.
Go to: www.walksydneystreets.net/news.htm
Mr Waddell's funeral was a Macquarie Park Cemetery on September 5.
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