Mr. Raymond Malcolm MacDonald

February 2, 1934 - August 2, 2012

Raymond passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 2nd at the High River Hospital at the age of 78 years. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, son David of Stony Plain and son Myles (Shelly) of Edmonton. Raymond is also survived by his grandchildren Luke and Samuel of High River, Nicole and Connor of Stony Plain and step-grandchildren Clint, Kyle and Tyler of Edmonton. Surviving siblings are Florence, Catherine, Doris (Bob), Janet, Graham and Murray as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Raymond was predeceased by his daughter Dawn Mackie (2008); parents Rosanna and Malcolm “Scotty” MacDonald; sister Helen Charles of Los Angeles, California; and brother Larry MacDonald of Ft. St. John, B.C. Raymond was born in Lloydminster, Sask. and was raised in the Greenstreet area and attended Albion School. At 14 he worked on the Alaska Highway then later started a trucking company in Ft. St. John, B.C. with his brother Graham. In 1975 he moved to Evansburg, AB where he was involved in a peat moss company and following this he worked for Petro Canada in Calgary. Later in life Raymond kept busy oilfield consulting, golfing and teasing his grandchildren. The family would like to thank Dr. Gorsche, Dr. Cunningham and all of the staff at the High River Hospital for their care and kindness. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the High River Hospital Foundation, 560 – 9th Ave. SW, High River, AB, T1V 1B3. A Celebration of Raymond’s Life will be held at the North Bend Hall in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on Friday, August 24th at 1:00 p.m. Raymond and his brother Larry MacDonald will both be interred at the North Bend Cemetery following the service. To send condolences and view Raymond’s Tribute Page please visit www.lylereeves.com . Arrangements in care of Lyle Reeves Funerals (High River, AB) Craig Snodgrass (403.652.4242).