Chester Rice Macdonald, born March 29, 1931, in Newark, New Jersey, went to be with the Lord on July 28, 2022. He was the son of Chester and Sara MacDonald. He attended Newark Preparation School of Art and New York School of Art. He worked in furniture design, at Kiser Aluminum and Belk. He was a member of Gideon International, and served as both elder and deacon at MRPC, serving in the mercy ministry. He faithfully volunteered for CEF, mentor moms, and children's ministry.
Chet is survived by his wife of 35 years, Glenda E MacDonald, sons Chester(Donna) and Scott, stepchildren Jodi(Bill) and Jeff(Sonya), grandchildren Daniel, Ryan(Monika), Amber, Ethan(Morgan), Hayden, Luke, Isaac(Haines) and Lydia(Emerson), and two great children Sebastian and Violet.