Sfc James C. Macdonald, Iii

SFC James C. MacDonald, III, 42, Head Quartered to the 166th RTI, Fort Indian Town Gap, PA passed away on August 14, 2007 at his home. He was born in Berlin, NH on Jan. 31, 1965 the son of James C. and Alice B. (Bruns) MacDonald, and attended the Gorham Christian School, prior to graduating from Gorham High School. He entered the military the day after his high school graduation. With his first duty, he was stationed in Germany with the Border Patrol and drove a tank for 18 months. James then joined the National Guard in Berlin and later moved to Pennsylvania, where he became a full time member and at the present he was the senior training N.C.O. with the Pennsylvania National Guard, which he very much enjoyed. James was an avid collector of Antique Tractors, which he restored, was an avid outdoorsman, enjoyed hunting and hiking and was an accomplished carpenter and mechanic. Members of the family include his mother Alice (Bruns) MacDonald of Dummer, NH; three brothers Scott MacDonald and wife Debbie of North Carolina, Perry MacDonald of Dummer, NH and Andrew MacDonald and wife Jennifer of Northfield, NH; three sisters Janice Sullivan of Fort Myers, FL, Laurie Pilcher and husband Steve of Rumney, NH and Kathy Robitaille and husband Paul of Gorham, NH; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his father James C. MacDonald Jr. SERVICES: A funeral with full military honors will be held on Friday morning Aug. 24, 2007 at 11:00 AM at the Bryant Funeral Home, 1 Promenade Street, Gorham, NH. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hayes Cemetery in Gorham. A calling hour will be held on Friday from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, prior to the service.