MacDonald - Suddenly at the
Prince County Hospital, on Thursday, May 12, 2022, of Daniel Alexander
"D Alex" MacDonald, aged 95 years. Born in Travellers Rest
on March 3rd, 1927, son of the late Daniel and
Clara MacDonald. Husband of 62 years to the late Kathleen
"Kay" (Stuart) MacDonald. Survived by his children Roberta
(Paul Heer), David (Florence), Danny (Jean), Peter (Karen), Rod
(Karen), Joanne (John Postma), Michael (Jennifer), Pam (Tom Wright),
Neil (Barb) and Kathy (Mark O’Rourke), 23 grandchildren, 14
great-grandchildren. Brother of Allan (Leona) MacDonald. Predeceased
by son Donald, brothers Ronald (Rosella), Hubert (Mary) and Bennett
(Marie) and sisters Jean (Alex) MacDonald, Mary (Walter) Leschuck,
Marjorie (Ernie) Brennen, Margaret (Ben) DesRoche and Florence (Alex)
Simpson. Lifelong friend of Brad (deceased) and Phyllis
MacInnis.
D. Alex and Kay were married in 1950 and he soon found his
calling in the car business. In 1957 he opened a used car dealership
and four years later received the Ford Franchise for the Summerside
area. D. Alex and his family would build a successful business, by
focusing on great customer service and supporting the local community.
He credited his wife Kay for many of their accomplishments. He was
proud that many of his 11 children and grandchildren worked alongside
him in the family business. D. Alex never really retired and remained
a daily visitor at the dealership until the day before his
death.
D. Alex was active in the community, serving as a Summerside
councillor, past chair of the Prince County Family Welfare Agency,
member of the building committee of the Silver Fox Curling and Yacht
club and many more community organizations. D. Alex was
inducted into the Junior Achievement PEI Business Hall of Fame, a
recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Award and the George Key
Sr. Summerside Citizen of the Year Award.
D. Alex and Kay were both inducted into the PEI Curling Hall
of Fame in 2007. They were extremely proud of their
children’s success in this sport at the provincial and
national levels. D. Alex enjoyed watching the Summerside Western
Capitals and rarely missed a Maple Leaf or Blue Jays game on
TV. He also enjoyed his weekly card games with his
friends.
Resting at the Moase Funeral Home, Summerside, until Tuesday,
then to St. Paul’s Church for funeral mass at 11:00am.
Interment in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Summerside. No
visiting hours by personal request. In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations to the St. Paul’s Church Legacy Fund, Prince
County Hospital Foundation, or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation
would be appreciated.
Live stream video of
the Funeral Mass can be viewed on St. Paul's Parish Facebook
page.
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