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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Honoring a well-loved deputy...
Obituaries
William “Bill” MacDonald
September 3, 1944 — November 2, 2019
William
<Bill=
MacDonald passed away on
November 2, at the age of
75, in his Sisters home with
family and friends at his side.
A devoted father and loving
husband, he will be remem-
bered for his perceptive
forethought, generosity, and
witty sense of humor. Bill9s
greatest passion was open-
ing the door to music and
personal accomplishment for
his students at Sisters High
School, teaching them the
art of lutherie; the refined
hand-crafting of stringed
instruments.
Bill was born September
3, 1944, in Schenectady,
New York. He served four
years in the U.S. Air Force
during the Viet Nam War era
as an aircraft electrician. Bill
went on to earn an aviation
degree and begin his career
as a charter pilot captain. An
adventuring spirit carried
him overseas, then across
the United States where the
beauty of Oregon captured
his heart. Bill continued his
aviation career in Oregon.
Here he found himself on the
flight of a lifetime, piloting
a planeload of USGS geolo-
gists, on May 18, 1980, to
document and photograph
the major eruption of Mount
Saint Helens.
Bill met and wed his
wife, Rita Garolis, in
Portland. Thereafter he
proudly declared himself <an
Oregonian by marriage= and
the two eventually settled in
Sisters.
Bill is survived by two
sisters, Kathy Hart and
Patricia Onderdonk; his wife
of 36 years, Rita; and their
son, Graham MacDonald.
Being a true Renaissance
Man, Bill was adept at most
any pursuit he put his mind
to. Amongst other inter-
ests he was a sailor, a wood
craftsman, a philosopher,
builder, fisherman, inventor,
musician, a bird-watcher,
computer engineer, and ulti-
mately a Master Luthier. The
art of lutherie truly harmo-
nized Bill9s musicality and
myriad talents into a voca-
tion which challenged and
rewarded in equal measure.
His devotion to perfecting it
never wavered.
A member of the Guild of
American Luthiers, as well
as the Big Island Ukulele
Guild of Hawaii, Bill taught
Sisters High School stu-
dents instrument-building
for 12 years in partnership
with the Sisters Folk Festival
Americana Project. Parallel
with guitar-building classes,
Bill brought to life a ukulele-
building program at Sisters
High School. His enthusiasm
in mentoring the Americana
Project students through the
successful completion of
their own guitar or ukulele
expanded every semester.
Hearing a student strum
their first, tentative chords
on an instrument they had
devoted endless hours to cre-
ate, a twinkling grin lit up
Bill9s face as if to say <See?
I knew you could do it!= In
May 2019, Bill was pre-
sented the Americana Folk
Award for his contributions
to the Americana program
and My Own Two Hands.
This honor he cherished with
humbleness and gratitude.
A Celebration of Life will
be held at 10 a.m., Thursday,
December 12, at St. Edward
the Martyr Catholic Church,
123 Trinity Way, Sisters,
Oregon. A reception at the
church immediately follows,
with memories of Bill to
share.
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