Community Mourns Death of Pikeville Doctor – Video

Posted: Published on February 28th, 2013

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Community Mourns Death of Pikeville Doctor
By Jerry Askin The Pikeville community is grieving after the tragic death of a well-known doctor. Doctor Harold Macmanus was killed Sunday night in a plane crash.I think he left a high standard for any doctor who ever practices here about how to care for people, says Travis Smith. Physical therapist Travis Smith has known Doctor Harold MacManus for almost 15 years.Dr. Mac would always do a health screenings every year on all the children. He never charged us and always took care of the kids, says Smith.Doctor MacManus, known to many as Dr. Mac, was killed Sunday after authorities say his single-engine plane crashed in the Tampa Bay area. We #39;re told he was heading back home to Pikeville.To think about him as young as he is, and to be gone, it #39;s just sad and tragic, says Smith.Dr. Mac ran a Pikeville family practice for almost 20 years. He retired in 2010. People say Dr. Mac will always be remembered for being funny, kind, and concerned. He was quite a character, people loved him, he was fun to be around, says Randell Reed. Though he #39;s from Florida, he made Pikeville his home. A place many say he belonged. He felt well accepted and could relate to the people. We #39;re just country people, says Reed.Hearing that humor he had, he would walk in and leave you laughing with one of his tales, says Reed.Dr. Mac #39;s life work didn #39;t stop in 2010. Since retiring, he worked in the county jail and the prison.He took care of the inmates, but he also took care of the taxpayers here. He didn ...

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