Birth date: Aug 3, 1931 Death date: Jan 23, 2025
On January 23, 2025, Stewart Robertson MacDonald entered into the presence of God. Stewart was born August 3, 1931, in Detroit. His parents were Donald Edward MacDonald and Irene Stewart MacDonald. He came to live in Algonac with Read Obituary
I attended St. Andrew’s in Algonac in the 1950’s and served as an acolyte. I knew Stewart very well. What fun we had “during” those church services.
To the family of Mr. MacDonald,
I am truly sorry to hear of the passing of “Uncle Monty Mac”. I had the fortune of attending his class (was it called ‘Country 202’?) for the 1987-88 school year. I have been a high school teacher for the past 25 years and directly attribute Mr. MacDonald as one of the key people in my life that inspired me to pursue teaching. I try to incorporate some of the interesting and fun things that he did in class (although no one could replicate his sword battles). Another thing that I always remembered was when he would pull down the maps to cover the chalkboard notes so we would listen to what he had to say. He definitely made learning fun and always communicated the deeper meaning behind the content.
I still have my notebook to this day (boy we learned a LOT of vocabulary) and kept his semester notebook review sheet where he called my notebook “a masterpiece of erudition” and I remember being proud of that, as he was definitely academically demanding (97-100 was an ‘A’ according to his syllabus!) It’s fun to look through it every once in a while. Even his writing penalties were lines from Shakespeare.
Even with the short amount of time our paths crossed, he truly made an difference in my life and I hope to be able to positively impact my students the way he did to so many of us over the years.
Family of Mr. McDonald,
I am very sorry to hear about the passing of Mr. McDonald. I was a student of his in the 1960s. Reflecting back throughout my life, it is clear that he was one of my top teachers. I can remember acting out a sword fight scene from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. I also loved the time when arriving to his classroom, we were greeted only by his voice on a tape recording giving us the oral instructions for the test we were about to take. He was everything a great teacher should be: interesting, challenging, fair, strict, knowledgeable, and inspiring. I tried to emulate what I learned from him not only in my personal life, but during my years as an educator. I prayed the Divine Mercy chaplet for Mr. McDonald, upon learning of his passing and for all of his family members. It is so wonderful to learn about his devotion to our Lord, Jesus Christ.
He was a gift to all who came in contact with him and he was someone who used his God-given abilities to make the world a better place.
Love, John Knuth
I was fortunate to have Mr. MacDonald as my 9th and 12th grade English teacher. I graduated in 1985, but I can still see Mr. Mac acting out scenes from Great Expectations and Mac Beth! I went on to be a teacher myself and got an MA in English Lit.....largely because of Mr. Mac's influence. Rest in Peace Mr. MacDonald. Looking forward to seeing you on the other side.
Sending our deepest condolences to Sheila, Lorna, William & Heather. Your father was surely respected in our childhood neighborhood and our community ♥️. The Baxter Family
Uncle Mac and his SOGs and Hot Seat were foundational to my first forays into classic literature and writing. He was one of the most brilliant (and let’s be honest, hilarious) teachers that I ever had, and his impact on my life and educational trajectory was enough that 37 years later I am still telling my own kids stories about his classes. May he rest in peace knowing that he changed so many lives for the better.
Mr. MacDonald was one of my greatest teachers and a wonderful man. He instilled a love of learning and, particularly, reading. Rest in peace,
Mr. MacDonald.
