Samuel MACDONALD

MACDONALD Dr. Samuel Arthur B.A. ,M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.(c), fondly known as Sandy, died on October 21st, 2003 in Victoria, BC. Sandy was born on September 7th, 1904, in Charlottetown, PEI, where he attended Prince of Wales College. He took further studies at McGill University and the University of Edinburgh Medical School. While in Scotland, he was selected for the British Olympic Hockey team and was to have competed in St. Moritz Switzerland in 1928. However, at the last moment he was disqualified on the basis of his Canadian citizenship. During his surgical residency at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, he met his future wife, Bodine Keene Forder. They were married in 1935 in St. Louis. Sandy began his medical career in London, Ontario. During WWII, he served in the Canadian Navy as Surgeon Lt. Commander aboard the destroyer HMCS Haida. He claimed that his was a charmed ship, surviving her hazardous convoy assignments on the 'Murmansk Run'. After thewar, the family settled in Montreal, Que., where Sandy became a prominent and well respected urological surgeon. He also held a professorial position at McGill University Medical School. He was the author of numerous published articles in his field, and contributed a chapter to Campbell's textbook on Urology. He also had the honour of serving a term as President of the Canadian Urological Association. Sandy was never happier than when he was on the water and he became a well known competitive sailor. He was a long time member of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club in Montreal. He sailed for Canada in 2 Olympic Games: in 1960 he skippered the Dragon Class yacht in Naples, Italy, and in 1964 he was skipper on the 5.5m Class yacht in Tokyo, Japan. In the 1963 Pan American Games, Sandy won the gold medal in the Dragon Class for Canada. Bodine and Sandy enjoyed many happy retirement years in Keppoch, PEI, where they both kept busy with hobbies and volunteer community work. Sandy developed an interest in silversmithing and became a skillful and artistic jeweller. He was pleased to accept a position as Chairman of the Board of the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown. After his wife's death in 1986, Sandy moved to Victoria, BC where he continued to enjoy his hobby of silversmithing well past his 90th year. He is survived by his 3 children: Mrs. Elizabeth Ward of Savannah, Georgia, USA; Dr. Angus MacDonald of Dover, Delaware, USA; and Mrs. Jane Ramsay of Victoria, BC. He also leaves behind 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. We will all miss this remarkable and courageous adventurer with the charming twinkle in his eye. Sandy will be buried beside his loving wife, Bodine,in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. A memorial marker for him will also be placed in the People's Cemetery in Charlottetown, PEI.