Susan Ellen Walker McGee, 81, of Bethany Beach, Delaware passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Monday, December 16, 2024.

Susan was born in Rockville Centre, New York on February 16, 1943 and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She was the youngest daughter of Estelle Casey Shea and Fred Ewart Walker.

In her youth, Susan lived an artistic and athletic life which she inherited from her parents. Her Mom was Sonny Werblin's assistant at MCA (Music Corporation of America) in New York City where her primary task was to collect and tabulate the most-requested tunes each week from the Big-Band Leaders for use by the radio and television show "Your Hit Parade".

Susan was a member of one of the largest Major League Baseball families in history. Susan's strong pitching arm was gifted from a family that produced four Major League Baseball players. This included her Dad (Fred "Dixie" Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers) and her Uncle (Harry "The Hat" Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals) who both led the league in batting average.

Susan attended St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) in Terra Haute, Indiana with a Voice scholarship. She graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music and after taught private voice lessons at a music conservatory in Hammond, Indiana. Susan later spent several decades as a successful Real Estate Broker in New Jersey where she earned membership in the Million Dollar Sales Club.

Two weeks following her graduation from SMWC in 1965, Susan married Ed McGee. They met in the Summer of 1961 in South Bend, Indiana on the campus of Notre Dame University. While Susan was drinking from an outdoor water fountain, a Notre Dame Engineering graduate student by the name of Ed McGee, instantly smitten with her beauty, bumped the bicycle he was riding against her to make her acquaintance. They went on to share 60 years of love, happiness, and devotion.

Susan's vacation home in South Bend, Indiana, which stands in the shadow of the Notre Dame football stadium, provided a focal point for family reunions. Susan looked forward to these yearly Fall football gatherings when family, classmates, and friends renewed relationships and cheered for their team in one voice…(GO IRISH!!)

Exploring her Irish ancestry was a favorite activity and over the years Susan traveled to Ireland many times. On these trips, in the company of the legendary Irish folk singer, Tommy Makem, Susan and family sang and toasted their way through the counties of Eire.

Susan was a Christmas person and it was at Christmas in the McGee household that South met North on her exquisitely set Holiday table. It wasn't truly Christmas until the ginger ale and sherbet floats served in silver goblets appeared… followed by seriously marshmallowed sweet potato casserole!

Susan lived in many different homes throughout her lifetime but the home she loved the most was her home in Bethany Beach. Living close to the ocean was soul-nourishing to Susan. She found her way to the boardwalk daily and now she will eternally be home at the Beach.

Susan is survived by her husband, Edward Arthur McGee, their five children: Patrick, Kevin, Monica, Moira, and Casey, and their six grandchildren: Jake, Ryan, Connor, Laura, Liam and Hunter. She is also survived by her brother-in-law, Timothy James McGee, by three daughters-in-law: Eva, Melissa, and Bernadette, son-in-law, Peter, many nieces and nephews, and by her devoted sister-in-law and lifelong friend, Mary Elizabeth McGee.

At this time, the McGee family wishes to extend our deepest gratitude to Father Joseph Dovari from St. Ann Parish for administering the Sacrament of the Sick in Susan's final hour, as well as for presiding at Susan's Funeral Mass. Our recognition and gratitude go to Gloria and the staff at St. Ann Parish who have been so helpful in assisting us in the arrangement of Susan's Funeral Mass. Special thanks are in order to Doug at Melson's Funeral Services for his thoughtful and professional assistance.

The family also wishes to extend our sincere appreciation to the AccentCare hospice team. Particular thanks go to social worker Tina, nurse Charity, and aide Brittany for their kind, compassionate, and gentle care during Susan's final days.