Richard L. McDonald, age 88 of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on March 25, 2026. He was the husband of the late Barbara McDonald and brother of the late sisters Sara Jane McDonald and Dorothy Linn. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his son Doug McDonald, daughter Jaime McDonald and daughter-in-law Tonya McDonald in his home in Sewickley, PA. He is also survived by two grandchildren, Calleigh McDonald and Cody McDonald (Lindsay) and a great grandchild Caleb McDonald. Born on May 7, 1937, Richard was raised in Avalon, Pennsylvania and lived in the Pittsburgh area for all of his life. Richard grew up in the funeral business and then after high school graduated from Muskingum College in 1959 where he majored in Math and Physics and minored in Chemistry. He then went on to Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science where he graduated with honors in 1960. He continued the tradition as a 4 th generation McDonald in the funeral business until he semi-retired in 2018 at the age of 81. He considered the business a service to the community and was always kind and humble and a pleasure to be around which anyone that knew him could attest to. He. was a long-standing member of the North Boroughs Rotary Club and United Presbyterian Church. He had many talents and interests including woodworking, sailing, model trains, painting, photography, reading, music and of course spending time with his children and grandchildren who look forward to seeing him again in Heaven.