OBITUARY J. RICHARD MACDONALD

J. R. "Dick" MacDonald died at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 11, 2010. His wife Vivian passed away ten weeks later. He is survived by 3 daughters, 12 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Dick sang in the Glee Club and was a member of the Injunaires while at Dartmouth.   Music - especially church music - remained a great interest throughout his life. He served as head of his church choir for many years.

Following service in the U.S. Army after graduation, Dick joined General Electric Company where he held several sales management positions. In 1962 he joined his father in starting the Florida Level and Transit Company, a distributor of land surveying and engineering equipment. He served as the company's President and later as Chairman, a position he held until the end of his life.