Arthur Joseph Mackey ’55

Arthur Joseph Mackey ’55, better known as “Skip,” died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on November 9, 2013. He came to Dartmouth from Glens Falls, New York. As an undergraduate he participated in the winter sports programs as a member of the DOC Carnival division and ski patrol and was a member of Gamma Delta Chi. Skip received a M.S. in electrical engineering from Thayer School in 1956. Having been an ROTC cadet, he entered the Navy and in 1959 joined NASA, where he remained as chief of radio frequency and telemetry. An article in 1993 spoke of him as having been at the Kennedy Space Center since sugar cane grew there. His voice was widely known when his commentary was broadcast across the public affairs desk. He is survived by his second wife, Marguerite, and three children. Skip was proud of being a fisherman, with three world records at one point. Marguerite said he requested that his ashes be scattered on the reef where he spent a considerable portion of his free time. 


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