Wallace S. Schall, 98, a longtime Chicago-area lawyer, builder and Northwestern University professor, died Sunday, Dec. 31, at the Lexington Residence Home in Wheeling. Mr. Schall practiced law in Chicago for more than 50 years and served on various civic boards and in governmental posts over his lengthy law and academic careers. A Northfield resident when he died, Mr. Schall received three higher education degrees, including his juris doctorate, from Northwestern. Mr. Schall loved to travel and was a past president of the Geographic Society of Chicago. He also served as chairman of the Education Committee of the Chicago Real Estate Board. At Northwestern, he taught political science, lectured on business law and was a chairman of the real estate department. “He was quite an adventurer,” said his daughter, Nancy Taylor, explaining that he took his family on trips to Cambodia, Hong Kong, Vietnam and the former Soviet Union. “He just had so much energy. He even went on a safari when he was in his 80s,” his daughter said. Other survivors include his wife, Betty; three sons, Mike, Richard and John; and three grandchildren. A service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Sheridan Shore Yacht Club, 20 Harbor Drive, Wilmette.
