George M. Walker ’63

Mac, a retired investment manager and diehard Chicago Cubs fan, died Aug. 8, 2023, at his home in Northbrook, Ill.

A son of  ’34, Mac enrolled with the large contingent of classmates from New Trier High School, majored in economics, and was social chairman of Cannon. After Officer Candidate School, he went to a destroyer ported in San Diego. He worked as a broker/money manager in Chicago for 40 years, rising at 4:30 a.m. daily to absorb the news, stock market, and the deeds of the Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks.

His grandfather once owned a slice of the Cubs, and the entire family has been in allegiance since then. When the ballpark rehabbed, Mac bought the chairs for his season tickets: Section 32, Row 10, Seats 1-4. In his Wisconsin basement he created a gallery of Cubs memorabilia and filmed a 24-minute tour. He and son Brad were in Cleveland for the seventh game of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs won 8-7 in the 10th. On the drive home, Mac said, “My life is complete.”

Mac was optimistic, cheerful, fun-loving, possessed of an infectious laugh; he loved family events, travel, world history, golf, fishing, and Broadway musicals. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sara; children Julie, Brad, and Jill Sorensen; five grandchildren; brother Rob ’61; and sister Carolyn Rohlen.