Lifelong railfan, photographer, model railroad collector, and immediate past President of the Akron Railroad Club, Dave McKay of the Cleveland, Oh. area died this afternoon of heart failure after suffering a massive heart attack at home last Monday. One of the best railroad photographers in the Midwest, Dave has a book coming out next Spring on railroads in Northeastern Ohio by Morning Sun Books. The body will be cremated, look for a memorial service sometime in late January in the Cleveland area. Dave had no immediate family outside of the railfan community and we will be all the poorer for his loss.
A great loss to all of us. I’m very sorry to hear about this.
I’ve just learned of this sad news. Dave was one of the finest gentlemen I have ever known. His photography inspired me from my very young days as a railfan in the late 1960’s. He was one of a small group of Cleveland area railfans who took me under wing as a teenager and taught me all about railfanning and photography. His kindness and warm smile will be missed.
Glenn Anderson,
Manassas, VA