{"id":641,"date":"2022-12-22T23:59:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T04:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/?p=641"},"modified":"2023-11-15T16:40:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:40:55","slug":"macnamara-hugh-sean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/?p=641","title":{"rendered":"MACNAMARA, Hugh ‘Sean’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Sean on Thursday, December 22, 2022 in his 82nd\u00a0year.\u00a0 Dear husband and best friend of Gail and predeceased by Maureen.\u00a0 Sean was the adored father of Renee Ciotti (Norm). Proud grandpa of Hayden, Payton and Logan Ciotti.<\/p>\n

Sean was born June 12, 1941 to the late Francis and the late Lois MacNamara (Colguhoun). Brother of the late Mark (Margaret) and survived by his sister Frances Long.\u00a0 Brother-in-law of the late Arnold Frech, late Larry Frech, late Gary Frech (late Arlie), Wayne Frech, Linda Alloi, late Sharon Bergeron, Brien Frech, Bonnie Caron (Lee), late Sandra Maitland (Howard), Brent Frech (late Faye), late Audie Frech and the late Collette Frech. Sean will be missed by his nieces and nephews, Patrick, Laura, Anne Marie, Colin, Patrick, Shauna, Caitlin, Paul, and many more.<\/p>\n

Sean was employed by Algoma Steel prior to his military career. Sean loved to travel, so he joined the Canadian Armed Forces for four year and went on to sign up for three years with the U.S. Marines.\u00a0 He was a loyal member of the U.S. Marines and was present at the time of the \u201cBay of Pigs\u201d\u00a0 When he joined the U.S. Marines he wanted to travel the world! After 7 years of military life, he decided to settle down and started his teaching career in Sault Ste. Marie. He taught at Lakeway Collegiate, Korah Collegiate, and Sir James Dunn High Schools until his retirement from teaching where he was always respected and loved.\u00a0 He then went on to work as a Commissionaire at the Great Lakes Forestry Building until June 24, 1999. Sean was a great supporter of the Legion, Branch 25, 49th\u00a0Regiment Senate Trust Fund for over 30 years, and St. John\u2019s Ambulance.\u00a0 He was a loyal member of the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto as well as the American Legion Post 3 and the Knights of Columbus.<\/p>\n

Sean loved his sports, especially the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. He never missed a game!\u00a0 He was a supporter of college football and basketball.\u00a0 He coached basketball to many students throughout the years.\u00a0 He was truly loved by his students and who will forever miss his legacy. Sean\u2019s favourite saying was \u201ca day without sports is like a day without sunshine!\u201d When Sean was not travelling, he spent some of his leisure time at his cottage on Haviland Shore Drive.<\/p>\n

Family and friends are invited to visit at Northwood Funeral Home Cremation and Reception Centre (942 Great Northern Rd, 705-945-7758) on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Jerome\u2019s Church on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. with Father Alex Saurianthadathil officiating. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Memorial donations can be made to the 49th\u00a0Senate Trust Fund, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25, St. Jerome\u2019s Building Fund or the charity of your choice would be greatly appreciated.\u00a0www.northwoodfuneral.com<\/a><\/p>\n

At the going down of the sun and in the morning,<\/strong><\/p>\n

we will remember them<\/strong><\/p>\n

Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 are requested to assemble at the Northwood Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. for a service for the late Sean MacNamara.<\/p>\n

Members of the\u00a0432 Wing Royal Canadian Air Force Association are requested to assemble at Northwood Funeral Home on\u00a0Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 6:00 p.m for a\u00a0Act of Remembrance.<\/div>\n
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\u201cOh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Sean on Thursday, December 22, 2022 in his 82nd\u00a0year.\u00a0 Dear husband and best friend of Gail and predeceased by Maureen.\u00a0 Sean was the adored father of Renee Ciotti (Norm). Proud grandpa of Hayden, Payton and Logan Ciotti. Sean was born June 12, 1941 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[29],"class_list":{"0":"post-641","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-last-flight","8":"tag-last-flight","9":"anons"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/macnamara-1.jpgw400modecrop.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=641"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":643,"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641\/revisions\/643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/432algomawing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}