Kenneth Jack McGechie
Marriages
Jeanette Beck
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 6B - March 26, 2023
Kenneth Jack McGechie,
of Grand Junction, passed
away March 16, 2023
after several months of
declining health. He was
84. Ken was born August
26, 1938 in Los Angeles,
California and moved to Palisade as a child with his
parents and sister.
Ken graduated from Palisade HS in 1958 after starring
in football and track. Ken married his HS sweetheart,
Jeanette Beck, and they raised their family in Grand
Junction including daughters, Kenda and Kari; and son,
Shawn.
Ken worked as a master sheet metal craftsman at
Lane & Company for 40+ years constructing buildings
throughout western Colorado including schools,
municipal buildings, and Colorado Mesa University and
Saint Mary’s Hospital facilities.
Ken was an avid golfer and dedicated to the game. He
was a Colorado Golf Association Governor for 12 years
and volunteered as a CGA Rules Official since 1990. He
also gave rules seminars to local HS players. Ken was
instrumental in developing Grand Junction’s junior golf
program including running the Rocky Mountain Golf
Association Junior Tournament for several years. Ken
was very proud that several of his junior players became
golf professionals. Ken was also a fixture at the Rocky
Mountain Open. Over 55 years, Ken had a number of
roles including overseeing the tournament in 1976 as
president of the Lincoln Park Mens’ Club, playing,
and officiating. One of Ken’s best RMO memories was
when his son won the amateur title in 1988.
Ken is survived by his sister, Nancy Velasquez;
three children, six grandchildren, and two great
grandchildren. Ken was a lifetime member of the Elks
Club. He also was a member of the Masonic Lodge
achieving the 32nd Degree. A celebration of Ken’s life
will be held later in the year. A more detailed obituary
is available at brownscremationservice.com/obituaries.
