Joseph Simon Louis 'Lou' MacDonald
Born In: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Born: December 17th, 1935
Passed in: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Passed on: November 4th, 2014
Joseph Simon Louis “Lou” MacDonald – November 4, 2014 - peacefully at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto.
With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Lou MacDonald, aged 78 years, loving father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and friend, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Predeceased by second wife, Joyce MacDonald (Lane); first wife, Sheila Newman (Gushue); mother Zita MacDonald (Arsenault); father Jack MacDonald, sister Marie Kennedy and nephew Jeffrey MacDonald
Lou will be deeply missed by daughter Linda Watts and husband John of Grimsby; son Stephen MacDonald of Toronto; grandson Stephen MacDonald Jr. of Scarborough; great-grandson Tristyn MacDonald of Scarborough; devoted companion Shirlee Nykyforchyn of Toronto; sister Phyllis Hassall of Mississauga; sister Marg Gallagher (husband Lindsay) of Charlottetown; brother Frank MacDonald (wife Betty Anne) of Charlottetown; and nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the staff of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for their compassion and assistance over the past few months, notably, Wendy Scott, close friends Eugene Burgie, Jimmy Gunn, Joe Wheeler, and to all of Lou’s friends and co-workers at the ACC.
A celebration of Lou’s life will take place on Thursday, November 27th in Toronto at the Argonaut Rowing Club at 1:30 pm. Please go to basicfunerals.ca and search Obituaries for Joseph MacDonald for service details, and much more about Lou.
