Obituary of Mary MacIsaac Walker

Mary M. (Mac Isaac) Walker, 66 PEABODY – Mary MacIsaac Walker, 66, beloved wife of Richard P. Walker, died unexpectedly on Sunday November 6, 2016 at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Born in Seattle, she was the daughter of the late Navy Capt. Daniel A. and Mary (Power) MacIsaac. She grew up in Wayland and graduated from Rose Hawthorne High School. She then attended Albertus Magnus College. Early in her professional life, Mary served as the Director of the Kiddie Camp at the Peabody-Lynnfield YMCA. Her career in retail was primarily with Brooks Pharmacy which eventually merged with Rite-Aid Pharmacies throughout the North Shore. She retired six years ago. Mary was a longtime communicant at St. John the Baptist Church in Peabody. She was an avid reader, a former Cub Scout Den Mother of Pack 119, an excellent swimmer, and a Water Safety Instructor. She enjoyed taking day trips throughout New England, especially going to York Beach in Maine, and her true passion was family. Travel was also important to her, and some of her favorite trips were taken to see Mickey Mouse in Orlando, FL, to attend her son’s wedding in Burgos, Spain, and to play with her adorable three-year-old granddaughter Nora in Los Angeles. She is survived by her husband Richard P. Walker of Peabody, with whom she shared 45 years of marriage; a son Daniel R. Walker, his wife Maria Angeles Saiz, and her granddaughter Nora Walker Saiz of South Pasadena, CA; a brother Daniel and his wife Joanne MacIsaac of Framingham, a sister H. Lisa and her husband John Maher of Chelmsford, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother T. Power MacIsaac. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to gather on Thursday November 10, 2016 at 9 AM from the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 AM in St. John the Baptist Church, Peabody. A visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5 – 8 P.M. in the funeral home. A Private Family Burial Committal will be in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord. Memorial donations may be made to Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115.