Gerald Mackenzie

August 3, 1922 ~ February 9, 2018

Gerald W. Mackenzie, Jr. (Jerry), age 95, passed away on February 9 in Sacramento following complications from a hip fracture. Jerry was born in Los Angeles, son of Geraldine and Gerald W. Mackenzie, Sr. He is survived by his sister, Carol Gutoff; two daughters, Alison Mackenzie and Janet (Omar) Bardales; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Jerry graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in mechanical engineering. Although he was employed as a plant engineer and plant manager for American Motors, the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. and the Burgermeister Brewing Co., he had a life-long passion for designing and building houses. Over the course of his long life, Jerry built seven of the family’s homes together with his wife, June. This included their last residence in Monterey where he and his wife moved after their retirement in 1984.

Following June’s passing in 1992, Jerry became involved in a wide variety of local community activities including the Carmel Foundation, the Center for Photographic Art, the Corral of Westerners, Imagemakers of Monterey, Independent Photographers, the Monterey Museum of Art, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at CSUMB and the Padre Trails Camera Club. However, one of his favorites was being one of the regulars at Reds Donuts on Alvarado Street.

Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of Jerry’s life at The Little Chapel by-the-Sea, 65 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove on Saturday, April 21 at 1:00 pm. Private interment will be held at Golden Gate National Military Cemetery in San Bruno. Please visit www.thepaulmortuary.com to sign Jerry’s guest book and leave messages for his family.