John 'Alexander' MacLean
Born In: Iona, Nova Scotia, Canada
Born: September 15th, 1940
Passed in: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Passed on: May 24th, 2011
The four sisters of Alexander are very sad to announce his passing in Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Toronto on May 24, 2011.
Born on Sept. 15, 1940, Alexander was the eldest child of the late Flora Mae (Gillis) and Peter F. MacLean of Iona, Victoria County.
He graduated Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, 1962 and Holy Heart Seminary, Halifax, 1966. In 1976 he chose to leave the priesthood and enjoyed a life long career with educational career colleges.
His interests were music, sports and politics. His first musical recording was while he was a student at St. F.X. when Celtic Records produced The Piano Stylings of The Cape Breton Scot, believed to be the first recorded album of piano music devoted to the music of the Cape Breton Scot. His most recent Celtic piano CDs are Across the Ocean Wave and Lake Bras d’Or.
Alexander leaves his sisters, Anne (Lawrence Nestman), Florence (Joseph Kanary), Theresa, Helen (James MacDonald), all of Halifax; nieces and nephews, Lara, Natasha, Peter, Leah, Lucy, Shamus and Scott along with seven grand nieces and grand nephews. Also surviving are his supportive paternal aunts, Mary MacDonald, Baddeck, Teresa Morrison, Sydney and Nancy Gallagher, Florida.
The family would like to thank Peter and Gail Dykstra of Toronto for their support and endearing friendship to Alexander.
Alexander will be remembered as an optimistic, loving, generous brother and a true and loyal friend.
In accordance with Alexander’s wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be a private family burial.
A random act of kindness would honour Alexander’s memory.
