John MacIsaac

MacISAAC _ John David (Jack) August 10, 1937 - May 7, 2007 It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of Jack MacIsaac. Jack passed away suddenly at his home in Stoney Plain, AB at the age of 69. Born and raised in Truro, NS, Jack attended Truro schools, underwent technical training in sheet metal, and later qualified as an electrician in Toronto. He ventured west into Alberta in the late sixties and had made his home there ever since. While in Alberta, Jack developed a latent entrepreneurial spirit, which led him through a number of business activities in construction, sales, and finance. He was most pleased with the success of his first store, Budget TV in Edmonton in 1977. Over the next twelve years, Jack, along with three associates, increased the number of appliance rental stores to thirty-six outlets, making it the largest such chain in Canada. After retiring from Rentown Enterprises as VP Operations, Jack travelled widely whilst maintaining his financial interests in both Calgary and Edmonton. From his youth, Jack was strong-willed and determined to achieve the goals he identified as important. He was an avid reader, pilot, horseman, motorcyclist, musician, and philosopher. His jovial and teasing nature made him a favourite with his nieces and nephews. A private man, Jack spent most of his time between his two ranches in Stony Plain and Bearspaw. He also enjoyed the simplicity of being alone in some of his most treasured places - the mountains on horseback, and more recently, in the area around his ancestral home in Nova Scotia. Jack is survived by his daughter Lisa Maureen (Chris); his son John Anthony; and two brothers and three sisters: Colin (Helen) of Calgary; Laurie (Maureen) of White Rock, BC; Mary-Janet (Mario) Munari of Rome, Italy; Anne Rosgen of Calgary; and Sarah (Steve) Ross of Cochrane; and fifteen nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his aunts, Cecilia MacIntosh and Florence MacIsaac, many cousins in Nova Scotia, as well as life-long friend Vern Nelson, his wife Beth, and their family of Calgary. Jack was predeceased by his parents John A. and Sarah C. MacIsaac of Truro, NS. Relatives and friends are invited to a Memorial Service at FOSTER'S GARDEN CHAPEL, 3220 - 4 Street N.W., Calgary (across from Queen's Park Cemetery) on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Michael W. Duggan officiating. Memorial donations can be made directly to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1608 - 17 Avenue S.W., Suite 204, Calgary, AB, T2T 0E3. FOSTER'S GARDEN CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORIUM. Phone: 297-0888. Honoured Provider of Dignity Memorial www.fostersgardenchapel.com