James Reiley McDonald, an insurance broker and University of Baltimore lacrosse coach who founded a youth program for the sport, died Aug. 16 of complications from old age at his Ruxton home. He was 97.

Born in Ruxton, he was the son of Harry McDonald, Sparks School principal, and his wife, Mary Catherine McDonald, a homemaker. He was a 1946 graduate of Towson High School, where he played lacrosse. He also attended Mercersburg Academy and earned a degree from Washington and Lee University, where he was named to the 1950 All-America lacrosse team.

He entered the insurance business in Timonium, representing Massachusetts Mutual Insurance.

Mr. McDonald coached lacrosse at the University of Baltimore from 1956 to 1963, winning four championships in what was then known as the Laurie Cox Divi

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