Francis Daniel "Mac" McLeod

September 10, 1917 – December 30, 2005

Francis Daniel "Mac" McLeod, 88, a retired mechanical contractor, died Friday, December 30, 2005 in Fort Worth, TX. Funeral: Private family Services in Albuquerque. Memorials: His memory may be honored with a gift to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 8th Ave., 6th Fl., New York, NY 10001. Francis Daniel McLeod was born September 10, 1917 in Chelsea, OK.

He served in the Army Air Corps and flew the first American bomber over Berlin during World War II. He was the recipient of the distinguished flying cross, and was a B-29 instructor at Roswell and Hobbs, NM.

He served as the superintendent for the Nevada Test Sites and was a mechanical contractor for Brown and Olds. Mac was co-owner of Bonded Plumbing and Heating where he retired in 1978. He remained active in the 8th Air Force 95th Bomb Group Association until 2002. He was a lifetime member of Plumbers and Pipetters, Local 412, in Albuquerque.

He and his wife, Maggie, were both avid golfers and loved playing together. Mac was preceded in death by his wife, Maggie. Survivors: his daughter, Jo Anne Tucker; and son, Lou McLeod and his wife, Brenda, all of Fort Worth, TX; grandchildren, Scott McLeod and his wife, Jeanne and their sons, Mike and Tony of Albuquerque. Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home and Crematory, 702 Eighth Ave., (817) 336-0345

Albuquerque Journal (NM) - Sunday, January 8, 2006