eventually switched to the Democrats in 1973. Later career and death He was subsequently a business owner and a resident of Warrenton, Virginia. Mackie died on March 5, 2008 after an extended illness. The welcome center located on the median of US 127 and US 10 in Clare, Michigan, is named in his honor. Notes References The Political Graveyard John Mackie, Michigan's last elected state highway commissioner, dies at age 88 - Michigan Department of Transportation, March 10, 2008. 1920 births 2008 deaths Canadian emigrants to the United States Lawrence Technological University alumni Michigan State University alumni Politicians from Detroit People from Warrenton, Virginia United States Army Air Forces officers United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan 20th-century American politicians Southeastern High School (Michigan) alumni