Daniel Francis MacKillop, 96, passed away at his home on August 11, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years Doris M. (Burbank) MacKillop and a son-in-law, Donald Dickson. He was a 1940 graduate of Tewksbury High School, Tewksbury, MA. He was a Veteran of WWII, serving as a Merchant Marine. After raising a family in Beverly, Massachusetts, he retired from New England Power Company's Salem Harbor Plant having completed 32 years of service as a foreman in instrumentation and controls. His many hobbies of bowling, golf, bridge, reading, crossword puzzles and plein air painting provided much enjoyment. Born in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, he was the youngest of 9 children of the late Daniel and Flora (MacLellan) MacKillop. He was preceded in death by siblings: Leo, Anna May, Anna Belle, John, Archie, Florence, Hugh and Colin. Soon after the death of his wife he moved to Everett, Washington where he lived for 11 years before moving to Memphis, TN to be near his daughter and family. He is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary J. and Bruce A. Leavitt of Danvers, MA, Anne S. Dickson of Salem, MA and Elizabeth and Kenneth Joerger of Memphis, TN; a son Peter D. MacKillop of Marlton, NJ; a grandson, Grant D. Joerger of Nashville, TN and many nieces and nephews. Having derived much comfort from his Catholic Faith, family members are hopeful that he is enjoying a little ceilidh with his Highland kin in their heavenly abode.A funeral Mass will be celebrated on August 23, 2018, 10:00 AM at St. Ann Catholic Church, 706 South Highland Street, Memphis, TN. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. At a later date a memorial Mass will be held in Tewksbury, MA with interment to follow. Expressions of sympathy may be made in his memory to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Memphis, 1306 Monroe, Memphis, TN 38104. "From the lone shieling of the misty island Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas-yet still the blood is strong, the heart is Highland. And we in dreams behold the Hebrides." From the Canadian Boat Song
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