Marie McDonald, 55, of Jacksonville, passed away on her birthday, October 27, 2011 from a sudden and unexpected illness. Marie was a native of Tonawanda, NY but touched the lives of many while living in Chicago, Asheville and Charlotte, NC as well as Buffalo and Jacksonville. Marie will be missed by the many school children she loved and served as an Area Manager with SLA Management, a private school lunch provider. She is survived by a son and husband, Kevin McDonald, Jr. and Sr. Donations in her name may be made to Surfers for Autism at http://www.surfersforautism.org/.

Memorial services will be held Monday, October 31, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 9800 Baymeadows Rd., Jacksonville, FL.

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