Chronicle Herald October 11, 2007 MACKINNON, Kenneth Joseph Chisholm, M.D., F.R.C.S.C. - Mahoney's Beach, Antigonish Co., died peacefully at age 86 on October 8, 2007 surrounded by his family in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish, of prostate cancer. A man of deep faith, humility, compassion and intellectual curiosity, he touched and changed many lives. His many interests included fly-fishing, gardening, meditation and his property at Mahoney's Beach. Born in Antigonish in 1921, he was a son of Dr. William Francis and Mary (Chisholm) MacKinnon. He graduated from St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie Medical School. After his marriage to Ann Frances Meech in 1945, he practiced medicine with his father in Antigonish and his father-in-law Dr. Lloyd Meech in North Sydney before moving to Montreal. They resided there for over 30 years where they raised their nine children. He is survived by his second wife Beryl MacIntosh; children: Sheilagh (William Hudon), Southside Harbour, and Denver, Colo.; JoAnn (Chris Murphy), Halifax; Dr. David (Geraldine), Tappan, N.Y.; Mairi (Sasha Manacas), Montreal; Dr. Susan (Bruce Tucker), Highland Park, N.J.; Kenneth (Laura Santini), Montreal; Dr. Laura (George Cawkwell), Kingston, Ont.; Kathryn (John Metcalf), Halifax; daughter-in-law Diane, St. Andrew's. He is also survived by his sisters, Maureen MacGillivray and Patricia MacNeil and brother Rev. Gregory MacKinnon of Antigonish; 24 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren and six great-grandchildren, many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his parents, his first wife, Ann; son, William Lloyd of St. Andrew's; five siblings, two in adulthood (brothers William and John of Antigonish). Dr. MacKinnon received his post-graduate medical training at McGill University, joining the staff of the Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University in 1953. He was appointed Urologist in Chief at the Royal Victoria Hospital in 1959 and Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Division of Urology at McGill University in 1969. In his latter years at the Royal Victoria Hospital, he was Chairman of the Medical Board and Director of Professional Services. In 1958, he was a key member of the transplant team which performed one of the first successful kidney transplants in the world. He held visiting professorships at 13 medical centres in Canada, the United States and Israel. In 1979, he and Ann moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where he was Executive Director of the Aga Khan Hospital. They returned to Nova Scotia in 1982 where he became Chief of Staff at the Halifax Infirmary and Adjunct Professor of Urology at Dalhousie University. He established a Palliative Care Unit at the Halifax Infirmary. He and Ann moved to Antigonish and in semi-retirement, he directed the Palliative Care Unit at St. Martha's Hospital and helped establish others around the province. Among many honors, Dr. MacKinnon was awarded Doctor of Laws by Dalhousie University and St. Francis Xavier University and received the Canadian Urological Association Achievement Award. He served as President of the Canadian Urological Association and the Canadian Academy of Urological Surgeons. He loved and lived life with passion. Visitation will be in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College St., Antigonish today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be in St. Ninian's Cathedral on Friday at 11 a.m. Burial in the parish cemetery. Donations in memory may be made to the Palliative Care Society of Antigonish Town and County, P.O. Box 996, Antigonish, NS B2G 2S3 or L'Arche Antigonish, 4 West Street, Antigonish, NS B2G 1R8. On-line condolences: www.clcurry.com