Passed away unexpectedly on August 29, 2012 at his home in Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 78.  He will be sorely missed by his wife, Jony, his sons and daughters-in-law, Andrew & Stephanie (Horning), Donald & Julia (Mills), Peter & Anne, and Robert & Karen (McCluskey), and grandchildren, Angus, Sarah, John, Connor, Ian, Rachel, Jack, Jamie, Evan & Charlotte.  Don was predeceased by his daughter, Katherine, mother, Agnes, father, Donald, and sister, Gwen.

Raised by his mother in Melbourne, Australia, Don put himself through the University of Melbourne and graduated with an LL.B. in 1956. He pursued graduate studies in conflicts law at the University of Chicago where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1957. There he met Jony. They married in Sydney, Australia in February 1963, where Don had returned to teach and practice law. In 1965, they moved to Vancouver, where he was a professor at the U.B.C. Faculty of Law and he and Jony raised their family. Don taught and wrote extensively on Family Law, Children and the Law, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution, and Senior’s and the Law. He was a well-liked and respected professor, colleague, expert, and friend and was committed to the community.  He served on the Board of the United Way in Vancouver for several years and was the President for two terms.  He regularly assisted at his local parish. He was a founding member of the International Society of Family Law, was the Managing Editor of the Canadian Journal of Family Law, and served on boards for numerous legal societies, journals and publications.  He took Emeritus status in 1999 to spend more time with his family but continued to teach at the Faculty of Law for many more years.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Don will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Parish at 3778 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., Fr. Paul, Celebrant. A reception will follow the service from 12 - 6 p.m. For privacy reasons, please kindly contact Kearney Funeral Services at 604-736-0268 for reception information if you are unable to make the Funeral Mass.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the U.B.C. Faculty of Law for the establishment of a scholarship in Don’s name.

By mail:

Cheques can be made payable to the Faculty of Law and sent to the attention of Lindsay Dybvig, at the following address:

Faculty of Law
University of British Columbia
1822 East Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1

So we know where to direct the funds to, it would be helpful if “In memory of Don MacDougall” is noted in the memo line of the cheque.

By phone:

Donations can also be made by phone by calling Lindsay Dybvig here at the Faculty of Law. The direct line is 604.827.5169.

Online:

To make a secure online donation, donations may also be made to the Faculty of Law via the following website:
https://www.donate.startanevolution.ca/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1730&ea.campaign.id=12454

To direct gifts to Law, in the section marked “Direct My Gift” donors should tick the box beside “To a project in a Faculty, School or Campus Area” and then choose the Campus as “UBC Vancouver” “Faculty of Law” and then the Fund as “M090 – Dean of Law Fund”. As the formal donation fund in Professor MacDougall's name is not yet set up, we can use the Dean’s Fund to hold any online donations until we do. There is a section on the online giving page marked “In Memoriam / In Honour / In Celebration” where people can note Prof. MacDougall's name so that we know where the donors gift should be directed to.