Jay J. MacKay

Jay J. MacKay

Jay MacKay Obituary

Published by San Jose Mercury News on May 11, 2008.
Jay J. MacKay March 19, 1966-April 26, 2008 Jay J. MacKay, age 42, passed away in Phoenix, AZ on April 26, 2008, after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his son Damien MacKay of Bellingham, WA; father, Bryan MacKay and stepmother Margaret MacKay, San Jose, CA; his mother, Maureen Hayward of Mesa, AZ; sister Cheryl (MacKay) Leon, her husband Jesse Leon, and nephew Daniel MacKay-Garcia, Hollister, CA; brother Gary (and wife Amy) MacKay of Lemon Grove, CA; half-sister Megan MacKay of San Jose, CA; half-brother Michael MacKay, Huntington Beach, CA. He will be missed by all.

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October 13, 2014

leslie clark posted to the memorial.

June 23, 2008

Marq Laube posted to the memorial.

May 12, 2008

Mary Frost / Henderson (maiden) posted to the memorial.

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leslie clark

October 13, 2014

We.... Luke, Damo, Alex... and of course me. Leslie. I could never fill the space in our family that is forever yours. I wish u were here. Every day. My..... reason to strive, to explore, to love, to succeed is due to your faith in me. your genuine desire to see me not only happy and safe but, "WELL"! bless you, jay. if not for you standing by me, I could not have survived the 1996 disaster that changed my life. You were the only one who loved me no matter what I did. You and only You truly were brave and honest enough to work thru MY "issues". even when you were disappointed or angry I never doubted u loved me for me. That you accepted all of me and because of your friendship love and support I AM emotionally and mentally well. happy and spiritually sound. Thank you for standing by me. I learned how to lean on you, learned so much about Tough love, secret hurts and trusting in myself because of you. Never ever ever will I hide or protect or allow anyone to hurt me. I will never be afraid to Love again. Because of you. that gift was priceless! thank u for loving US. ;) leslie and the "boys" We.... ALL MISS AND LOVE YOU WITH ALL OUR HEARTS! I believe in heaven I have an angel looking over me as I know you always truly wanted the best for me. for our family. for the future. the future is now the present. And... I know you are @ peace. AND THAT MEANS SO AM I!!! A lanis Celine, Madonna, cher and all your music... is how I truly am never w/o u. my big guy. I love you. forever in our hearts you are. kisses mf, and hugs. your.... Leslie.

Marq Laube

June 23, 2008

My deepest sympathies to all those suffering from this great loss.

He was a special buddy of mine, and I miss him more every day.

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One additional note:

Jay was one of my dearest friends, and although he was shy in front of the camera, I was always taking photos of him.

As a result, I have a large collection of digital pictures of Jay, many taken this year.

Contact me if you would like me to send you an assortment of them.

God bless.

Mary Frost / Henderson (maiden)

May 12, 2008

Sorry to hear about your loss. He was really at a young age.

My sister Carrie sent this to me.

It seems like yesterday, we lived in that trailer park in San Jose and then on the other hand, it seems like years ago....

Take care,
Mary Ellen

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