It was a full house at St. Brice's Anglican Church yesterday as friends and family of newsman Clancy MacDonald said good-bye for the final time.
"It was an absolutely phenomenal service," remembers his wife Sandie.
And lineups at the two visitations clearly showed the love and respect this community had for a man that had ben the voice of North Bay for decades.
Former CFCH morning man, later MP Bob Wood remembers, "We were very close, very good friends."
"I watched him go through this and how strong he was. Clancy had that inner strength. He knew the outcome of this dreaded disease. (a neurological illness called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP))
"I never heard him complain," said Woody.
MacDonald had a 35 year career in broadcasting before becoming the executive assistant to Bob Wood.
Clancy as 71 when he died.
Wood added, "He knew his family loved him and cared about him. I think it gave him peace."
Find out more about this cruel disease here: http://www.psp.org/ or http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/progressive-supranuclear-palsy/basics/risk-factors/con-20029502
If desired, donations to St. Brice's Church or CURE-PSP (cheques only) would be gratefully acknowledged as expressions of sympathy.
