Edwin Robinson McMullen Jr.

Edwin Robinson (Mac) McMullen Jr., 86, of Chatham, MA passed away on March 19, 2025. Loving husband of Ursula (Buff) Mueller McMullen for 65 years, father to Heidi Lowell, Rob McMullen, Lisa McMullen (Carter Fahy), and Drewry McMullen (Ivette), son of Edwin Robinson McMullen and Elizabeth Lyon (Smith) McMullen, brother of Susie Beck (Don), Helen McMullen, and Bess Richardson (Scott), and doting grandfather to Nikita (AJ), Ginger (Logan), Nicholas, Anna, Benjamin, and Eva.

Mac was the president and general manager of the Chatham Bars Inn, the business his family owned and operated for 33 years from 1953 to 1986. He began as a dishwasher at age 14 and worked in roles ranging from bellhop to boat captain. He loved meeting people and serving as the innkeeper welcoming guests as if they were family.

He was born in Boston on August 10, 1938 and grew up in Wellesley, MA. He entered Tabor Academy in 1954 immediately following the devastation of Hurricane Carol. The start of classes was delayed until he and all students cleared, repaired, and rebuilt the extensively damaged campus. It was at Tabor, that he was forced to begin each day with an ice-cold shower – a practice he continued every day for the rest of his life. He was a member of the class of 1960 at the Cornell School of Hotel Management.

Mac met the love of his life, Buff, when she was hired as the live-in summer babysitter for Mac’s younger twin sisters Helen and Bess. They were married on February 6, 1960 in Ardmore, PA. They build their lives and home in Chatham where they welcomed four children, six grandchildren, and three dogs. They recently marked their 65th anniversary.

Mac had a passion for classic and specialty cars and motorcycles which were often on display in front of Chatham Bars Inn. He joined other car collectors and enthusiasts for many years at the Barrett Jackson Auto Show and belonged to various car clubs. He was proud to serve as chairman of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club of the Yankee Region of America.

After retirement, he and Buff enjoyed extensive travel. They traveled the world but always loved coming home to Chatham and spending time with family – especially their treasured grandchildren. Mac was looking forward to the arrival of his first two great grandchildren in 2025.

In his later years, he related that the most important thing to him was that he wanted to be someone who could be counted on. We could count on him to bring his dry wit to the dinner table each night, to scour stacks of newspapers cover-to-cover each day, to read the obituaries first, to never have an empty coffee cup, and to show up for those who needed him most. Mac will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved him. Services will be private.