A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Contra Costa http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=561 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38015 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: Martinez Harold Article Date: May 31 1935 Article Description: Judge A.B. McKenzie Called By Death At Home Here After Illness Of Three Months; Funeral Services Here Today Article Text: Confined to a hospital and his home for the past three months Superior Judge A.B. McKENZIE, 75 years of age, died at the family home on Howard Street this week. Judge McKENZIE's death came as a shock to members of his family and to his thousands of friends despite the fact that he had been ill so long. Judge McKENZIE was forced from the bench in Superior Court here last February by a kidney ailment, the first time illness prevented him from his work in 20 years as a Superior Judge and four as a District Attorney of this county. Judge McKENZIE was elected District Attorney in 1910 and while serving in that position prosecuted Thomas MOONEY, now serving a life sentence in San Quentin for the Preparedness Day bombing. After three trials MOONEY was acquitted of illeagal possession of high explosives. In 1914 Judge McKENZIE was elected to the Superior court bench, becoming the second jurist in this county. Judge McKENZIE was born in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, March 21, 1860. IN 1881 he went to New York and 10 years later he came to San Francisco where he matriculated Hastings Law School, graduating in 1895. That year he came to Contra Costa and two years later he married Melvina DURHAM, member of a pioneer Eastern Contra Costa family. Many important cases were handled by Superior Judge McKENZIE during his terms on the bench here, some of them running into hundreds of thousands of dollars and some of the decisions he rendered being the bases upon which other important cases in other prts of the state were considered. Few appeals were taken to the high courts from Judge McKENZIE'S decisions and only twice was his judgemant reversed by the appelate or Supreme courts. Judge McKENZIE is survived by his widow and nine children. The children are Malcom McKENZIE of Portland, Oregon, Mrs. Paul NAVE of Walnut Creek, Maitland McKENZIE of Alameda, Mrs. Lorilee GILBERTI , Miss Roma McKENZIE, George McKENZIE, Mrs. Marion PRIOR and Miss Kathleen McKENZIE, all of Martinez and Ross McKENZIE of Seattle, Washington. Funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the Brunscher-Connolly parlors under the auspices of the Richmond Lodge of Elks. Burial will be in the Alhambra Cemetery. Honoary pallbearers will be J.E. RODGERS, president of the county Bar Association; C.W. SELSOR, Frank GLASS, Dr. C.L. ABBOTT, A.B. COLEMAN, Assemblyman, T.H. DeLAP. A.E. BLUM, W.A. HALE, Anthony CRAFTON and Rex L. BOYER. Active pallbearers will be attorney A.B. TINNING, Attorney, Thomas M. CARLSON, Attorney, George BARKLEY, Attorney, Homer PATTERSON, Walter PAASCH, clerk in McKENZIE'S court and Curil L. CAIRNS. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com