UWalter Ulyate uMax Sisulu owazalwa ngo-1912, obelwisana nobandlululo kanye nelungu le-African National Congress (ANC). Usebenze njengoNobhala Jikelele kanye nePhini likaMongameli we-ANC ngesikhathi sakhe esenhlangano. Ngokudabukisayo uWalter Sisulu wadlulela mhla ka 5 Meyi 2003 eneminyaka engu-91, ezandleni zomkakhe u-Albertina.
Lesi sithombe sibonisa, uNelson Mandela noMakhenkesi Arnold Stofile emngcwabeni kaWalter Sisulu e-Orlando Stadium ngomhlaka-17 Meyi 2003. Abaningi abahloniphekile babeya emngcwabeni. USisulu wangcwatshwa eCroesus Emathuneni eNewclare, eGoli. Abakhulumeli abanikeze le ntshumayelo babe nguThabo Mbeki, uNelson Mandela, noMbhishobhi omkhulu uDesmond Tutu.
“Okubalulekile akusikho nje ukuthi siye sabakhona saphila. Ngumehluko esiwenzile ezimpilweni zabanye abantu okuzochaza impumelelo ephawulekayo yempilo esiyiphilile.” ~ Nelson Mandela