Colin Robert McKay of Bremerton died April 1, 2013.

He was born March 24, 1919, to Emmitt and Liona McKay in Winlock. Mac passed away eight days after his 94 birthday, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

For more than 70 years he made Bremerton his home. He leaves behind his loving wife, Sandy, his children Diana, Dave and Charlene, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. His daughter Janice preceded him in death.

His “day jobs” started with fishing on the “seining grounds” near Warrenton, Ore., and included working at Boeing, the Puget Sound Navy Yard, and finished with Keyport Torpedo Station where he retired in 1975 as an electronics technician.

After graduating from high school in Winlock, he earned an AA Degree from Olympic College. His loves included traveling, photography, bird watching, hiking, reading, woodworking, model railroading, making music, boating and building his own house on the water.

He and Sandy enjoyed cruising, at first on their 25’ sailboat and then later on their 25’ Nordic Tug, throughout Puget Sound. They also traveled to Sandy’s home states of Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma.

He was a member of the Bremerton Yacht Club, the Bremerton Power Squadron, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary; the Bremerton Elks Club; and the Bremerton Masonic Lodge.

His love of music, through mostly singing and playing keyboards, started in high school, during the time he was enlisted in the U.S. Army, and continuing throughout his life. He even performed in a nursing home while recuperating from a fall.

While he was playing in a band in Astoria, Ore., he Sandy. They celebrated 40 years together.

Mac composed numerous songs, and honored his wife with his song “Sandy is the Word for Love.”

There were no services. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Tuell-McKee Funeral Home in Bremerton is in charge of arrangements.