Defense lawyer Wilber MacLeod was 72. He was born in Glace Bay but moved here in 1954 and graduated from Saint John High.
MacLeod served in the Merchant Marines and travelled around the world, before attending St. Mary's University and then Dalhousie Law School.
He started as a lawyer in 1976 and handled many high profile criminal cases.
There will be a funeral service on Sunday afternoon at 3 in Brenan's Funeral Home Chapel at Paradise Row with visitation tomorrow from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and 7 to 9 at night.
