Thank you for letting us know.  We will miss his informative posts.  My sympathy to his family. Margaret in Canada On Saturday, January 25, 2014 4:00:10 AM, "sct-isleofmull-request@rootsweb.com" <sct-isleofmull-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >PLEASE don't reply with the whole digest attached. Remember when replying to a message, which was received through the digest. You'll have to change the subject line to reflect which message your responding to. You'll have to cut and paste the necessary information into a new message then cc the list and original poster. > >Today's Topics: > >  1. Donald McIlhagga (Ian Phillips) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:05:47 +0000 >From: Ian Phillips <mullgenealogy@gmail.com> >Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Donald McIlhagga >To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: >    <CAEoYHGapz0t870pSCjydXP1MnwPYFpuJzzVa6Nxtsj7CYDM3BA@mail.gmail.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > >Hi, > >I have just received the following reporting the said news of the passing >of Donald who made a good number of contribution to this list. > >I remember him well from the genealogical gathering on Mull and meeting him >in London on a couple of occasions. > >I have already passed on sympathies to Malcolm but those of you who >remember Donald might wish to add there own personal message. > >Ian > >I?m writing to you to let you know that sadly, Donald McIlhagga passed away >on 21st of January 2014. You may have known that he had been struggling >with cancer for this past year. There is to be a service in celebration of >his life and a gathering afterwards. We would very much like it if you are >able to come and we would appreciate it if you are able to pass a copy of >this email on to anyone you know who you feel would want to come. > >The funeral is to be held at Cuthbert's Church, Norham, Northumberland at >1pm on the 3rd of February 2014. After the funeral we are inviting everyone >to join the family at Paxton House between 2:30pm and 4:30pm for >refreshments. We have arranged the interment as a way for Donald?s >Grandchildren to say goodbye, so it will be for immediate family only and >on the next day at Hundy Mundy Woodland Burial Ground. > >Please don?t buy or send flowers. We would prefer, if you wish, that an >equivalent donation be made to Cancer Research atcancerresearchuk.org/donate > >If possible please let Malcolm know how many are coming on >malcolm@mcilhagga.net (or by replying to this email). > >Directions: >St Cuthbert?s Church: postcode TD15 2LF or the web address >http://goo.gl/maps/QpTOI >Paxton House: postcode TD15 1SZ or the web address http://goo.gl/maps/d2c1v > >Yours Faithfully, > >Malcolm, Alasdair, Niall and Dorothy McIlhagga > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the SCT-ISLEOFMULL list administrator, send an email to >SCT-ISLEOFMULL-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the SCT-ISLEOFMULL mailing list, send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >email with no additional text. > > >End of SCT-ISLEOFMULL Digest, Vol 9, Issue 15 >********************************************* > > >