Robert S. MacDonald, 77, died on October 4, 2014. Born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on December 1, 1936, he earned a bachelor’s degree in organ performance from Boston University and a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.
In New York City, he played at Grace Church and at Radio City Music Hall, where for many years he was the organist for the annual Christmas show. MacDonald then played at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Newark, New Jersey. He served as organist at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas, where he played for 19 years before retiring. Upon his return to Massachusetts, he again was called on to play at the First Congregational Church in Rowley.
Robert S. MacDonald is survived by brothers Richard C. MacDonald and his wife Mary Ellen, and John E. MacDonald and his wife Judy, along with nephews Colin, Aiden, and Edward MacDonald, a niece, Jennifer Mariani, four grandnephews, and two grandnieces.
