Philip A. Mackelvie

Philip A. MacKelvie, 81, of Lakewood, Colorado, passed away at home with his family at his side on Monday, September 5, 2011.

Survived by loving wife, Donna; daughter, Tressa, sons Phil (Susan), Tom (Carol), and Peter Matthew; granddaughters Kate, Kristina, and Erika; 2 great granddaughters; so many dear life-long friends. Preceded in death by parents Brig. Gen. J.W. and Ethel MacKelvie, brother Jay Ward MacKelvie.

Also survived by extended family (Donna's children) whom Phil loved as his own:
Gina (Bob) Higer, Greg (Kathy) Hodges; grandchildren: Daniel (Alicia) Laughlin
Jeremy and Rachael Hodges; three great grandchildren; one new arrival three days prior to Phil's passing.

Memorial Service and Reception Thursday, September 15, 2011, 11:00 AM, at Life Source Adventist Church, 6200 West Hampden Ave., Interment, Fort Logan National Cemetery at 2:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Adventist Community Services, 5045 W 1st Ave., Denver, CO 80219 www.acslift.org.

His early years were filled with wonderful, fun times, raising his family and building a cabin with his first wife, Barb. The family celebrated the 50th anniversary of the cabin last year.

A lifelong golf enthusiast, his happiest day was 5/12/2008: finally made a hole-in-one! One of his favorite places for golfing was in Hawaii. Other hobbies included skiing, bike riding, and travel. Donna and Phil loved to ride bikes down the bike path to downtown every weekend. Donna taught Phil the art of travel. He didn't make it easy getting to a destination, but he loved every minute once he arrived.

Phil was the founder/owner of Technical Tools Inc. Phil was very talented in the engineering and tool industry. He built his company from scratch into a profitable family business. He devoted his entire life to the business. He could build any special tool requested and was the go-to guy for machinists who were totally stumped and needed his expertise.

"We will always love you Phil"