Duncan Fraser McKenzie

Duncan Fraser McKenzie died in Pittsburgh on September 5, 2026. He was 80. Born on August 30, 1946, with Scotch-Irish roots that shaped the table more than the flag. He learned early that a day is something you finish, not something you wait for. He hung over rivers in a harness that became a second spine. A shining buckle was pride; rust was the enemy he understood. Colleagues still mention a harness buckle shining from use. He married Margaret in 1973. They kept a house that stayed modest when the neighborhood did not. They raised a daughter through public schools and ordinary weather. After Margaret died in 2019, he kept the routines that still made sense: the walk, the garden, the Sunday call. Neighbors remember a porch light left on for anyone walking home late. He liked early mornings before the heat or the noise. He died in Pittsburgh, among streets he never needed to explain. The key is still under the same brick.