James Armstrong Mackay

James was praised at a Seminar I attended July 16th as someone to whom we all owe a huge debt of gratitude for his efforts in the conservation area in our State. By establishing The Georgia Conservancy, he helped preserve our natural resources for generations to come. What a wonderful legacy!

Mary and I regret the loss of old friend Jamie Mackay.

Mr. Mackay was the giant of my world.
He demonstrated "jovial grace", a committment to the well being of the children of the future, and passionate love of this wonderful planet. Having been released from his warn out body his legacy surrounds us in this part of the world. Memory of his name will we cherished into the future.

Sorry to hear about Jim. I knew him from the Dekalb Historical Society.

Jamie, or "the missing link" as he identified himself whenever I had the privilege to talk with him, served as an inspiration to all of us here at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History as well as at Fernbank Science Center. From a young man running the slide projector for Dr. Woolford Baker to raise funds to save Fernbank Forest in the early 1930's, to his work in the Legislature to secure the Title III funding to build the Science Center at the edge of the Forest he helped to save from...