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McDonald, Roy, 1937-2018
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Dates of existence
1937-2018
History
Roy Neil McDonald was born on June 4, 1937, in London, Ontario.
He was a Canadian poet, busker, author, and philosopher. He took evening courses at The University of Western Ontario in psychology and philosophy. At 19, he began to write a weekly column called "Thoughts of a Teenager" for The London Free Press and a weekly series of articles called "Youth in the Pulpit" for the Toronto Sunday Telegram. At 25, he became initiated into Transcendental Meditation and lectured on various topics at public schools, high schools, universities, community colleges, and churches throughout Canada. McDonald was involved in Vietnam war protest demonstrations in London, Toronto, Montreal, New York, and Washington. He was interested in new developments in humanistic psychology, philosophy, holistic medicine, and the development of the total person. He was well known for singing and reciting poetry in front of Joe Kool's Restaurant and Jim-Bob Ray's Bar on Richmond Street in London, Ontario. He is the author of two publications, “The Answer Questioned” (1970) and “Living: A London Journal” (1978).
He died on February 20, 2018, in London, Ontario.