May God bless you and your...
A year has come and gone since you were taken from us. Miss you
Heather
Heather MacDonell
February 27, 2019 | Ottawa, ON
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Ottawa, Ontario
07/27/1948 - 02/27/2018
James MacDonell passed away on February 27, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario. The obituary was featured in Ottawa Citizen on March 7, 2018.
A year has come and gone since you were taken from us. Miss you
Heather
Heather MacDonell
February 27, 2019 | Ottawa, ON
Happy Birthday Jim, we miss you
July 27, 2018
Very nice to meet family and friends of Jim's today. Not surpised to learn he had such a wide variety of interests in his retirement.
He really was an interesting guy and a wonderful co-worker at the CBC for many years. Condolences again to all and rest in peace Jimmy
Dan Séguin
March 09, 2018
It's true what is said that only the good die Young, Jim was one of a kind.
Michel Paquin
March 08, 2018 | Rockland, ON
Heather and family,
So sorry for your loss and offer my sincere condolences.My thoughts and prayers are with you . May Jim R.I.P.
Clareen Prabhu
clareen Prabhu
March 08, 2018 | Ottawa, ON
Sorry to hear about James passing, it's always sad to hear a fellow brother or sister at the CBC has passed away.....Dian Duthie
March 08, 2018
I wish I had kept in touch with Jim after he retired. I loved working with him at the CBC. He could see things no one else could see. He could solve problems no one else could solve. Many of my best stories would not have been my best stories without him. I've thought of him often over the years. I won't ever forget him.
Sean Upton
March 07, 2018 | Former Co-worker At The CBC
I'm so sorry to hear about Jim's passing.
I thought of Jim as my Jazz Buddy because I first met him several years ago at the Ottawa Jazz Festival. We got chatting and found out that we had things in common, besides just the jazz. For example, we both had done work for CBC, me a few years of freelancing for CBC radio and he fulltime video work for CBC TV. We started saving spots for each other's lawn chairs at the Jazz Fest and continued doing that every year, eventually exchanging...
Dennis York
March 07, 2018 | Ottawa, ON
Worked with Jimmy for many years.
Prince of a Guy. One of the Good ones.
Robert Murphy
March 07, 2018 | Ottawa