JAMES MC DONALD Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

30 July 2005

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July 28. 2005 1:01PM

James McDonald						[Photo]

James Mitchell McDonald, 82, a native of Chicago, died Monday, July 25, 2005, at 
Presbyter-ian Hospital in Dallas.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home 
in Dallas, with burial in Clearwater, Fla.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Hazel; one daughter, Gail of Dallas; and 
two granddaughters, Lindsey of San Jose, Calif., and Jaime of Dallas.

He was a retired executive of the General Electric Co.

He was a graduate of Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in 
electrical engineering. He joined the General Electric Co. with which he was 
affiliated for his entire professional life, rising up through its ranks to 
become vice president.

He was an active member of the Presbyterian faith. He was an avid golfer and 
devotee of tennis, for which he maintained a lifelong passion.

He was commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in the American Theater for 
which he received the Victory Medal. He was honorable discharged in 1946 at the 
rank of lieutenant.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Dallas Children's Advocacy 
Center or Children's Medical Center of Dallas.

Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.