'We've Lost a Giant': Clayton's Sandy McDonnell Remembered

Clayton resident Sandy McDonnell, the former leader of aircraft company McDonnell Douglas Corp., is being remembered by people on social media.

McDonnell died Monday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Here's what some people have been saying on Twitter:

@Boeing: "We mourn the passing of former McDonnell Douglas CEO Sandy McDonnell"

@PeterKinder: "We've lost a giant in Sandy #McDonnell. This true gentleman & his family brought worldwide fame & distinction to #STL & #MO."

@jfmueller: "Honored to have worked with and known him"

@SentinelChicken: "Gone west…"

@lopinot: "Solid UMSL supporter. Will be missed."

@kbakerIEE: "'Do good things.' -Sanford N. (Sandy) McDonnell, 1922-2012. #character"

@rgwahby: "Champion of Character Education. True leader."

Others have left comments on Facebook:

"R.I.P. Sanford 'Sandy' McDonnell...my old boss...well sort of. He was kind of up the food chain a few links from me. Anybody else remember everyone dropping everything when they heard his voice over the loud speaker, 'Attention all teammates. This is Sandy McDonnell calling the team ….'"
— Pat Harrison Bouck

"Sandy McDonnell ran a great company with a steady hand and impeccable ethics. Under his leadership their lobbying in DC was often called naive and impractical but that is because he was determined that the quality of their engineering and the their hardware would make the difference. He was right."
— Jack Buechner