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In
Loving Memory of Timothy John McDonald
December 15, 1952 - July 2, 2010 |
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In
1997, Tim retired from Mac Tools and because
he had a passion to once again own and operate his
own business, he purchased Fort Walton Machining,
a small company of 35 employees on Industrial Street.
He quickly grew the company with his sales background
and purchased the building at 43 Jet Drive in Fort
Walton Beach, the current location of Fort Walton
Machining. |
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Biography |
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Timothy
John McDonald of Niceville,
Fla., passed away July 2, 2010, at the age of
57 while flying his World War II T-6 Texan Aircraft
over the Gulf of Mexico. His passenger, brother-in-law
Tim Turner of Omaha, Neb., also passed away. |
Born in Omaha, Tim was raised on a farm just outside
of Council Bluffs, Iowa. A 1971 graduate of St. Albert's
High School in Council Bluffs, Tim joined the U.S. Army
after graduation. On Sept.18, 1976, he married the love
of his life, Jan Simpkins, and together they have three
children: daughter, Jill Kerschitz and husband, Frank;
granddaughter, Kalli Kerschitz; daughter, Karen Archer
and her husband, Michael; and son, Timothy M. McDonald,
all of Niceville, Fla.
On July 5, 1976, Tim became a successful Mac Tool distributor,
servicing all of southwest Iowa. He was promoted to
district manager, regional manager and eventually was
the president of Mac Tools in Columbus, Ohio.
In 1997, Tim retired from Mac Tools and because he had
a passion to once again own and operate his own business,
he purchased Fort Walton Machining, a small company
of 35 employees on Industrial Street. He quickly grew
the company with his sales background and purchased
the building at 43 Jet Drive in Fort Walton Beach, the
current location of Fort Walton Machining.
With more than 200 employees strong, Tim was as passionate
about Fort Walton Machining and the employees as he
was flying his Cessna and Baron airplanes for business
and the T-6 for fun. An accomplished pilot,
Tim was a single engine, multiengine, instrument and
commercially rated pilot.
Tim was a member of the Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club,
Economic Development Council board member and a member
of the Northwest Florida State College Foundation, where
he created the McDonald Family Scholarship Program.
He was past president of TeCMEN and honorary director
of Beach Community Bank. Tim was also a member of the
NATA (North American Trainer Association) as well as
the Destin Warbirds.
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