John C. Walker ’44

Jack Walker died on Dec. 1, 1999, in Wilmette, Ill., an area where he had spent his entire life. He played football at New Trier High and football and rugby at Princeton. He was a member of Charter Club. He roomed with Ralph Starrett and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year.

After 34 months in the Army Engineers, including 17 in Europe, he returned to finish at Princeton, rooming with Jim Thurston, Dey Watts, and Bob Frei. He then went to Michigan law school, graduating magna cum laude. Like his lifelong friends, Thurston and Watts, Jack practiced law in Chicago; he was with Sidley & Austin from 1950-56, then with Hopkins & Sutter, where he headed the corporate department until he retired as partner in 1987. For years his special relaxation site for friends and family was a home at Hilton Head.

A man with a great sense of humor, Jack is survived by Craig, Dave, Steve, and Katy, and eight grandchildren. His wife, Suzanne, predeceased him. The class extends deep sympathy to his family.

The Class of 1944