It is with great sadness that the family announce the passing of Desmond MacArthur (Sept.16, 1949 - Aug. 14, 2014), of Port au Choix on Thursday, Aug.14 at the Rufus Guinchard Health Centre in Port Saunders. Desmond was born in the Codroy Valley, the son of Margaret and Frank MacArthur. He will be lovingly remembered and never forgotten by wife Sybil; children Desmond (Kim), Jason (Leann), Janet (Dennis) Pittman, David (Donna), and Dinah (William); 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; mother-in-law Aurelia McLean; sisters Helena (Greg) O’Quinn, Lydwine, and Carina (Dan) Hynes; brothers Brendan (Lydwena), Allan (Joan), and Blaine as well as a large number of nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends who all loved him dearly. He was predeceased by his parents, brother Quentin, father-in-law Raymond MacLean, sisters-in-law-Augustine Macey and Sarah Gibbons. Funeral services were held at Holy Family Parish on Monday, Aug. 18 with interment at Sandy Cove Interfaith Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Fillatre’s Funeral Home.