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11 May 2001. This morning we all have lost a good friend. With sadness, I bring you news that after a six month illness, Roger MacDonald died in the hospital at 7:15am. Making the pliers was an important part of Roger’s life; he wanted them to be the best, and of course, they were. MB is devastated, she had grown quite close to Roger from working with him over the years. I know that he meant a great deal to many of you as well. I encourage you to share your remembrances of Roger on BIRDBAND. I will collect them and present them to his family. His daughter requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to: Melrose YMCA.
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Dear Friends, Family, Co-workers, and My New Bird Banding Friends, Those of you who know me well, know that I have been blessed by having many wonderful men in my life, but there is only one man that I can honestly call my hero and that is my Dad, Roger MacDonald. My Dad was a very talented craftsman and he was the happiest when he used his skills to make life better for others. He rebuilt a small camp in Lynnfield, MA and made it into a home for his children and lived there with my Mother for over 50 years. He made a countless number of bookcases, beds, desks, cabinets, toys and jewelry for his wife, children and grandchildren. During his almost 30 years of working at the Melrose YMCA he made everything from diving blocks to step dancing steps and contributed greatly during the renovation of building which took place in the 1980's. During his 25 years as a machinist he even made parts that went to the moon with Apollo. All my life if anything needed fixing we just gave it to Dad and he would take it downstairs to his shop and then, in time, he would bring it back fixed as good as new. When my Mother became ill in 1999 he tried as hard as he could to build things to make her battle with PSP easier. I believe that his greatest disappointment was that no matter how hard he tried he could not make her "as good as new". I think one of his many accomplishments was making tools to be used for banding birds. When my Mother started banding birds in the early 1960's he developed tools to make the job of putting the bands on the birds' legs easier for the bander and safer for the bird. He turned this into a business which has lasted over 40 years and his tools have been used all over the world. In addition, during the late 1980's he developed tools used for banding hummingbirds. I know that you all are wondering where this is leading to, well let me tell you. Sam from Avinet very kindly put a picture of my Dad and a notice of his passing on the Internet at www.qty.com/news.html Although, my Dad was rather humble I know he would be thrilled. So I ask you to click on this site in tribute to the man who will always be my hero. Thank you, Lorraine Wells
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16 May 2001. Last year SpiderGraphics, the web designer for our
on-line ordering web site, changed the referred URL. The new one
starts with "pro" not "tnt". If your bookmark for Avinet.com
doesn't work, click ... http://www.avinet.com
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