BIRTHDAY CARDS REQUESTED FOR DON MCARTNEY'S 87TH - Former Teacher Suffering Stroke

(06/19/2014)
Well-known Calhoun educator Don McCartney is recovering in a rehabilitation center after suffering a stroke on May 27.

McCartney will have his 87th birthday on June 21st, and his wife Ann is asking for his friends to send him a birthday card.

Ann McCartney, said "Don was doing what he was often doing, doctoring a cow down in the barn" when he was stricken, likely quoting one of his favorite poems while doing the task.

McCartney is making slow progress from the stroke, suffering paralysis.

Send birthday cards to:

Ann McCartney
9022 Russett Rd.
Normantown WV 25267

McCartney's teaching career in one-room schools to Calhoun High School spanned over 30 years.

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