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Eleanor May <I>Gary</I> McDonald

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Eleanor May Gary McDonald

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
6 Apr 2017 (aged 94)
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 33
Memorial ID
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--She married James A. McDonald. They had daughters Katherine and LuAnna and a son James "Jimbo" McDonald. She had 3 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and a great-great grandson.
--Occupation: During World War II, she was a Secretary for the War Dept. at the Pentagon. She later became secretary to Admiral Chester Nimitz. It was during her work at the Pentagon that she met her husband James A. McDonald, who was Chief of Staff for General Marshall. After her husband's long military career, they retired to Charlotte, where Eleanor worked as a medical secretary and later as a bus tour guide.
--Member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. At age 94, she was still a volunteer, folding bulletins for Sunday services.
--She married James A. McDonald. They had daughters Katherine and LuAnna and a son James "Jimbo" McDonald. She had 3 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren and a great-great grandson.
--Occupation: During World War II, she was a Secretary for the War Dept. at the Pentagon. She later became secretary to Admiral Chester Nimitz. It was during her work at the Pentagon that she met her husband James A. McDonald, who was Chief of Staff for General Marshall. After her husband's long military career, they retired to Charlotte, where Eleanor worked as a medical secretary and later as a bus tour guide.
--Member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. At age 94, she was still a volunteer, folding bulletins for Sunday services.


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