Andrews R. Walker ’61

Andy died June 8, 2023, at his longtime home in East Hampton, N.Y. 

Born in Winston-Salem, N.C., he came to us from Woodberry Forest School, which his great-grandfather founded in 1889. At Princeton, he majored in economics, played varsity tennis, and took his meals at Cottage Club. 

After service in the Navy at the Office of Naval Intelligence at the Pentagon, Andy earned an MBA at Harvard. He worked at White, Weld & Co. in New York until 1976, relocated to Transco Co. in Houston, and returned to New York in 1978 to work for various oil and gas companies and the citrus and vineyard business in banking and financial consulting. He lived on Eastern Long Island for the rest of his life, during which he was active in the Peconic Land Trust in preserving the natural beauty of Long Island. He was a trustee of Outward Bound and Woodberry Forest, climbed Kilimanjaro, and enjoyed tennis and golf. 

Andy is survived by his wife of 21 years, Angelika; a nephew; a niece; and their families.