Veteran clergyman, the Rev. Canon Hector Egerton McDonald, who died on June 29, will be buried tomorrow, July 9, following a funeral service at the St. Andrew Parish Church, starting at 2.00p.m.

The Rev. Canon McDonald, who served the Diocese for more than 50 years, is best known for his pastoral ministry as Rector of All Saints Church, West Street and St. Alban’s Mission, both in the volatile West Kingston community where he worked for some 18 years. Prior to taking up duties in Kingston, he also gave 19 years of outstanding service as Rector of the Lucea Parish Church in Hanover.

The late Canon entered the ordained Ministry as a Deacon in 1936, and worked initially as a Curate in the Claremont-Moneague Cure in St. Ann. Following his ordination to the Holy Order of Priest in 1937, he was assigned to the Black River and Balaclava Cures in St. Elizabeth and Manchester, respectively.
 
Over the years, he made a significant contribution to the education sector, serving as Secretary of both the Hanover and Kingston School Boards and, subsequently, as Chairman of the Regional Education Board of Kingston and St. Andrew.

In 1977, the year of his retirement, he was made Canon Emeritus of the Cathedral and he also took over the Chaplaincy of the Nuttall Mermorial Hospital.

The Diocese of Jamaica expresses its condolence to his wife Lena, children, John Christopher and Christina, as well as members of his extended family. May his soul rest in peace.