CIENSKI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2007-11-05 published
MacDONALD,
Donald
Hugh
Died peacefully, surrounded by his family, at Saint Michael's Hospital,
Toronto, on November 2nd, 2007.
son of the late Hugh
MacKAY and Iernis
(BRADLEY) of Oshawa, and
dear brother of the late John and his wife Delphine. Born June 15,
1922 in Oshawa, Don attended North Simcoe Street Public School
and Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute, and earned degrees
from the University of Toronto School of Engineering (B.A. Sc.),
Cornell University (MRP), Imperial College of Science and
Technology (DIC), University of London (PhD).
As a young engineer, Don worked for the Toronto Transit Commission
on the design and construction of the Yonge Street subway. Upon
his return from studies in London in 1955, he joined H.G. Acres and
Co., Ltd., subsequently Acres International, where he worked
in a number of different positions until 1989. He was the recipient
of The Professional Engineers Gold Medal (Assoc. of Prof. Engineers
of the Province of Ontario) and the R.F. Legget Award (The Cdn.
Geotechnical Soc. of the Engineering Institute of Canada); and
he was a member of the Hall of Distinction of the Engineering
Alumni of the University of Toronto.
Don's personal commitments included meaningful affiliations with
Wycliffe College, Shaw Festival Theatre, Niagara College, The
Arthritis Society, and Saint Mark's Anglican Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Beloved husband of Barbara
(BARRETT,) beloved father of the late
Brian, and
of Katy and her husband Ayad
ALSINAWI, and Neil. Adored
granddad of Junia and Theo. Dear brother-in-law of Jean
FAYLE,
the late Marjorie
BARRETT,
Phyllis
BARRETT and Murray
WHITE/WHYTE,
and Norma NEUDOERFFER.
Dearly loved uncle of David
MacDONALD,
Frances and Brennan, and Paul
MacDONALD;
Benjamin,
Thomas
(Deborah,)
Jeffrey, and Daphne
FAYLE;
Cecelia
(Jan
CIENSKI,) Sarah (Christophe
PEYRUSAUBES), Cynthia (Henry
VENEMA)
NEUDOERFFER; Dean (Gale)
and Martin (Tracey)
WHITE/WHYTE.
There will be cremation followed by a private family service
of interment. There will be no visitation. A memorial service
will be held on Tuesday, November 13th at 2: 00 p.m. at Saint Mark's
Anglican Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake. For those who wish, in
lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Saint Mark's Historic
Building Fund or The Arthritis Society and may be made through
the Niagara-On-The-Lake Chapel of the Morgan Funeral Homes 415 Regent
Street.
Online guest register www.morganfuneral.com
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