Passed peacefully away at his cabin at Cape Pond, Southern Shore, on Sunday, July 5, 2009, Thomas Joseph McDonald, age 68 years. Predeceased by his parents Patrick and Kathleen McDonald and leaving to mourn his wife Marie (Bulger), sons Brian (Sharon); Shawn (Terri) and their mother Regina; stepdaughter Kim Doyle (David) and grandchildren Michael, Mitchell, Ashley and Taylor. Also leaving to mourn seven brothers: Michael (Barb), Gerry (Barb), Kevin (Gail), Joe (Judy), John (Liz) Tony (Sharon); Gerard (Kim) and eight sisters: Catherine Harvey (George); Alice Lacey (Jim); Joan Drake (Wayne); Mary Robar (Rocky); Bernadette Raymond (Keith); Brenda Murray (Michael); Eileen O’Reilly (Brian) and Debbie Abbott (Terry); mother-in-law Betty Bulger (Ted Garland); brothers-in-law Jimmy (Sylvia), Harry (Millie), Philip (Odette), and sisters-in-law Roseanne McDonald (Alex), Jeanette Cullen (Brian, deceased), Sharon White (John), Betty Bulger and Cathy Murphy (Bill), along with a large number of relatives and friends. Resting at Caul’s Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road. Visitation on Tuesday from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Funeral Mass will take place on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. from Corpus Christi Church. Cremation to follow. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory may be made to the S.P.C.A.