Ronald
A. MacKenzie
October 2, 1941 – January 15, 2009
Mrs. Ronald A. MacKenzie
323 Trace Drive
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
Mr. Allan Ross
67 Bowdoin Drive
Milford, MA. 01757
Dear Mr. Ross:
It is with great
sadness that I send you the obituary notice for my beloved husband, Ronald
Alvin MacKenzie.
Ron was diagnosed
with T-Cell Lymphoma in November, 2008 and began treatment at the Ohio State
University Hospital, James Cancer Clinic on November 28, 2008. Ron received two
chemotherapy treatments in 2008 and was released from Ohio State University
Hospital on January 2, 2009. Ron was scheduled to be taken to a rehabilitation
center in Lancaster, Ohio, however, due to his weakened condition he was
immediately taken to Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio.
Ron spent
approximately five days at Fairfield Medical Center and was admitted to a
rehabilitation facility for further treatment and was to undergo additional
chemotherapy treatment at Ohio State University Hospital in January, 2009,
however, he was too weak.
He was so brave
and never complained of any pain, or nausea, in fact one of the young doctors
at Ohio State felt Ron would be able to conquer the disease because the tumor
had shown signs of shrinking but it was not to be - he lost his battle on
January 15,2009.
Ron and I were
married thirty years and together we had a son - Ronald Andrew MacKenzie who is
a senior at Ohio State. Ron had two sons from a previous marriage; John MacKenzie
(wife Karen) and Dana MacKenzie (wife Chrissy and grandchildren, Jasmine,
Shealin, and Kylee.)
Ron loved to knit
sweaters, hats, scarves and would design his own patterns. He listened to books
on tape, and rode his bicycle every day from spring to fall for exercise and
fresh air.
Ron MacKenzie was
a very kind, thoughtful and generous individual and I feel very blessed to have
been married to such a wonderful man. I am sending you a picture of Ron and his
three sons so you can see the difference of fifty years.
I know that Ron
would have been happy to come to his 50th Reunion but think of him as being
there in spirit as you remember your happy and carefree days together.
God bless you.
OBITUARY – Ronald Alvin
MacKenzie
Ronald Alvin
MacKenzie, 67, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2009, at Fairfield Medical Center.
Ronald was born in
Concord, Mass. on Oct. 2, 1941, to the late Ronald and Claire Phetteplace
MacKenzie.
He attended Fifth
Avenue Church of Christ. He worked for the Ohio Company and Fairfield National
Bank until he retired in April of 2008. Ronald served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
He was a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College.
Ronald is survived
by a loving wife of 30 years, Carolyn MacKenzie; three sons, John (Karen)
MacKenzie of New Hampshire, Dana (Kristina) MacKenzie of New Hampshire and
Ronald Andrew MacKenzie of Lancaster; grandchildren, Jasmine, Shealin and Kylee
MacKenzie; sister, Jane MacKenzie of Massachusetts; niece, Christine Murray of
Massachusetts; cousins, Ed and Libby Yeager and Barbara and Dan Gillis;
sisters-in-law, Marty Kellenbarger and Rebecca Layne; and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his parents.
A memorial service
will be at 7 p.m. Monday in the Frank E. Smith Funeral Home Chapel, 405 N. Columbus
St., Lancaster, with Pastor Shane Thompson officiating.
Friends and family
may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
A caring cremation
will take place.
God saw he was getting
tired
And a cure was not
to be.
So He put His arms
around him
And whispered,
"Come with Me. “
With tearful eyes
we watched him suffer
And saw him fade
away.
Although we loved
him dearly,
We could not make
him stay.
A golden heart
stopped beating,
Hard working hands
to rest.
God broke our
hearts to prove to us
He only takes the
best.
- Author Unknown
In Loving Memory Ronald Alvin MacKenzie
Born
Thursday October
2, 1941
Died
Thursday January
15, 2009
Services
Frank E. Smith
Funeral Home, Inc.
Monday, January
19, 2009
7:00 PM
Officiant
Rev. Shane
Thompson
Arrangements By
Frank E. Smith
Funeral Home, Inc.
Lancaster, Ohio