[CX-L] In Memoriam: John McKay (1986-2005)

[Jon Cruz]

John McKay, one of the most accomplished LD debaters in the history of the 
national circuit, passed away on August 2, 2005. 

A founder and four-year president of the debate team at Menlo-Atherton High 
School, McKay became the head coach of the program upon his graduation. In 
his senior year, he earned nine bids to the TOC, where he was a 
semifinalist. He placed at the MBA and Stanford Round Robins, was runner-up 
at the Mineapple, closed out CPS and MLK, and won Manchester, Grapevine, the 
Victory Briefs Round Robin, and the St. Mark's Heart of Texas Invitational. 
A VBI alumnus and a student at Stanford University, this weekend's Session 
II would have marked his fourth session teaching with us.

Committed to the expansion of debate opportunities to underpriviliged and 
underserved areas, programs, and individuals, McKay established the Voices 
Foundation for the Promotion of High School Debate. The organization 
recently announced the debut of its travel scholarship program.

As a debater, a coach, a friend, a colleague, and a visionary, McKay touched 
so many of us: beyond his obvious skills as an instructor and debater and 
the increasingly omnipresent blue Voices "DEBATE" wristbands, his enthusiasm 
for the activity was already legendary even at his young age. 

We've set up a place for people to share their thoughts on VBD, a site on 
which John was a very active contributor. 

http://www.victorybriefs.net/webs/daily/archives/2005/08/03/in_memoriam_john_mckay_19862005

-- 
Jon Cruz
Marketing Director, Victory Briefs
Head LD Coach, Bronx High School of Science
Managing Editor and Main Content Provider, VBD
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