- Date Of Birth: February 4, 1944
- Date Of Death: November 12, 2014
- State: Idaho
Wendell “Wendy” Roy McKenzie age 70, of Star, ID returned to his Heavenly Father on Nov. 12, 2014, surrounded by loved ones, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.Wendy was born February 4, 1944 in Emmett, ID to Kenneth Harold and Dorothy Ethel McKenzie. As a child, Wendy grew up living near and working for Edwards Greenhouse. Some of Wendy’s fondest memories as a child were fishing and picnicking with his family. He also had to help with a lot of canning and churning butter, neither of which he enjoyed doing. He was introduced to his soul mate, Mary “Jean” Little by her twin sisters husband. Jean said the one thing that attracted her to Wendy the most, “was his curly hair.” They were married on September 28, 1967 at St. Mary’s in Boise. Through this union, they were blessed with six children. When Wendy was asked about his school years, he said he did not care much for it. He was always getting into fights. He graduated from Boise High in 1962, and went onto Boise Junior College for four years doing automotive/machine shop training. He was enlisted in the Navy as an MCB, for a total of six years, three of which was active duty. During this time, he was stationed in Rhode Island, and fought in the Vietnam War.
