Robert Mac Byram Donald ’38
Bob died July 16, 2003, at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J.
He was the rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church and previously had been rector of St. Simion's Episcopal Church, both in Philadelphia.
Bob prepared at Germantown [Pa.] High School. At Princeton he majored in art and archaeology, and was a member of the Oriental Club and Gateway Club. In World War II he served in the Army and was a member of the Philadelphia Union League. Born in Chestnut Hill, he lived in Philadel-phia before moving in 1982 to Brant Beach, N.J., where he had been a summer and weekend resident since 1967. After retiring in 1982, he was a priest associate at Holy Inno-cents Episcopal Church in Beach Haven and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Waretown.
Bob was predeceased by a son, Spencer, in 1999. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, the former Cynthia I. Spink; a son, William L.; a daughter, Cynthia Kim; a stepson, Robert C. Templeton; a daughter-in-law, Beverly MacDonald; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The class extends its sympathy to Bob's entire family.
The Class of 1938
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