A Jacksonville parishioner is dead after he fell from the roof of his home during Hurricane Matthew.
Bob McDonald was trying to cover a hole caused by a tree on his roof around 1 p.m. when he lost his balance and fell.
Rev. Terry Lucarelli said McDonald was taken to Memorial Hospital.
He was taken off of life support around 3:55 p.m.
Dozens of people left messages mourning his death on a Facebook post by Lakewood Presbyterian Church.
Lucarelli said McDonald will be missed by the Lakewood family greatly.
This is Terry ... I have some very sad news to share with our church family. This afternoon at about 1:00 Bob McDonald...
Posted by Lakewood Presbyterian Church on Friday, October 7, 2016
McDonald is one of two people in our area reported dead after Hurricane Matthew.
A Putnam woman was riding out the storm in a camper with a man when a tree fell on it.
The man escaped the trailer with minor injuries but the woman was killed.
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