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James J. "Jay" McDonald
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He is survived by his children, Jennifer S. McDonald of Somerville, Anthony M. McDonald of Medford, William H. McDonald of Medford, and Nicholas A. McDonald of Medford, his mother, Sandra McDonald of Malden, his brother, Michael McDonald of Canton, his sister, Althea Brooks and her husband Steve of Hamilton, NY, and his Godparents, Valeria and Bruce Gorrell of Billerica, as well as three nieces, two nephews, several Aunts, Uncles and cousins.
Jay was preceded in death by his father, James P. McDonald.
A celebration of life will be held in the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem ST, Malden on Friday, October 15th, from 4 – 8 PM.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The National Kidney Foundation 209 W Central St, Natick, MA 01760 or The American Diabetes Association,330 Congress St # 501, Boston, MA 02210
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Nicholas McDonald
March 3, 2024
One of my favorite moments with my father is when he brought me to the Ozzy Osborne concert it was amazing and it was really good to spend time with him not just as father and son but as a friend as well. He will be missed.
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Nicholas McDonald
March 3, 2024
As far as my first memory was Christmas when I was Maybe 3 or 4 all of us sitting around the tree and James/DAD was passing out presents
Wallace Gorrell
October 11, 2021
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always. your dad was a really wonderful man. I knew him as a child.
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