Graveside services are scheduled for 10:15 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, for Monroe “Mac” McDade, custodial supervisor, Facilities Services.
McDade died Sept. 8 at Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
McDade joined UCCS in 1993 as a temporary employee and became a permanent employee in 1994. He was promoted to custodial supervisor in 2004. Prior to joining UCCS, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a non-commissioned officer.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Ingeborg; two daughters, Angelika McShan and Ingeborg Peters; three grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Wounded Warrior Project, https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/.
(Updated Sept. 12, 2011 with additional service details.)
Very sad to hear this news. Mac was very friendly and kind to our UCCS community. My thoughts and prayers are with Mac’s family and friends.
Here’s to Mac – one of the kindest and most friendly and outgoing people one will ever meet. He was a predominant figure on this campus and will be sorely missed both as a friend and co-worker. My sympathies go out to his family and may they always know that he will be remembered for his carefree attitude and hardworking work ethic. God bless you Mac McDade!
So sad to hear this… I first met Mac during my undergrad years as a student worker. His lively personality brought smiles to the campus everyday. My sincere condolences to his family.
Mac was always friendly, kind and willing to help you with any facilities problem. He was quick to give you a smile, but was pretty much too busy making things right to spend too much time chatting. He will be missed.
I am very saddened to hear about Mac. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family and friends. I will miss him.
He will be missed greatly. He often took time just to poke his head in my office and ask how everything was going and if I needed anything. My sympathies to his family. Sandy Loux
Good “ole” Mac, always joking, but a kind and generous man. He will be missed for sure. He always poked his head in my office and asked if I needed anything. My sympathies to his family. Irene Martinez
When I was employed at UCCS (1996 – 2006), Mac became my daily greeter and “friend”. He was very friendly and communicated well with all of the UCCS staff and students. I will definitely miss seeing Mac on the campus. Blessings to his family and friends in this time of sorrow and regret. Thank you Mac for becoming acquainted with me.
Mac Man,
You are a wonderful friend and a great person. You were a great buddy to us and we will miss you everyday, especially when you took the time to come to visit at lunch and we could hang out and chat for a few.
We will miss your smile and laugh.
Our hearts and prayers go out to your family
Love Ya Buddy
Debbie Young and Steph Romero
It was awesome to have Mac around campus all these years – always gregarious and friendly to everyone. Deepest sympathy to his family. He’ll be missed.
Linda Foltz
I was honored to work for Mac for a brief time. He was always smiling and he would always make me laugh. You will never find a more genuine, generous person than good ole Mac. I miss you Mac, God Bless.
Mac will be missed. He was great with students, staff and faculty and was always willing to go the extra mile to take care of any task that needed doing. I met Mac when he first came to UCCS. I saw the First Sergeant decal on his truck (he was a retired senior non-commissioned officer) and from our first meeting I called him “Top”….that is Army talk for the First Sergeant. A First Sergeant is the one who has the responsibility of ensuring that a military unit is effective. Mac brought those leadership traits to UCCS. I can imagine that he is in heaven, making sure the angels are in marching in step and taking care of all the duties that must be accomplished up there. We were lucky to have “Top” for so many years…. and I will miss him.
Sad to hear this sad news. We had not seen Mac for some time since we left the school but everytime we saw him around campus it brought a smile to your face.
UCCS will not be the same without Mac. We will miss you friend.
~Erika & Grady Weeks
First of all, let me give my condolence to the family of Monroe “Mac” McDade. I am just finding out tonight after doing a phone number search on him. I first met Mac as my 1SG in the military in 1986 at Ft. Sill, OK. Mac and I had shared a great relationship since then. I retired in 2005 and left Colorado in 2007. He and I talked on a regular basis, and he would often stop by my house when I was there. My heart is heavy knowing someone that I can truly call a “friend” has gone home to be with his Heavenly Father. In closing, my prayers go out to the family.