ST. LOUIS, MO — Carr Lane Mfg. CEO Earl E. Walker passed away Aug. 26, the company announced. He was 91.

Walker worked full time until just a week before his death. Carr Lane Mfg. is a leading manufacturer of clamps, pins, fixturing devices and other component parts used by woodworking, automotive, aerospace and appliance manufacturers. The company will be celebrating 60 years in business in 2012 and has global distribution of more than 100,000 products.