Carmel was the 2nd of 13 children. She grew up in Sonoma County with her parents, Robert John McKay and Rena Roderick McKay. She attended Ursuline of Santa Rosa, San Francisco State University and graduated with a Masters in Public Health from the University of California.
Carmel had a long, prestigious career in the health education area. She wanted to help eradicate tuberculosis, and worked toward that end for 15 years in California, and on the national level. In 1946, she served as Executive Secretary of the Solano County Tuberculosis Association, according to the Journal of Public Health. In the early 70's, she served as the Chief of the Bureau of Mental Health Education, with the State Department of Mental Hygiene. She was known as an expert in her field and in December 1972, one of her articles was published in the Health Services Reports Magazine (by Sage Publications), "Mental Health Education and Quality of Life". She worked for the State in Berkeley and then in the early 70's, she and most of the departmental staff moved to the newly structured California Department of Health in Sacramento. Carmel was appointed Chief Health Educator working in the Office of Communications under the Director's Office, and supervised the work of about seven (7) health educators who were all experts in health education. She resided in Sacramento during the week and then would often drive home to El Cerrito where she had a permanent home. Until her retirement, she worked and directed programs for the State in mental health education and health education for the California Department of Public Health.
At the time of her death, Carmel was 101 years old and was survived by her sister Kathleen McKay Brekke of Oakland, 30 nieces and numerous grand and great grand nieces and nephews. A funeral took place in Bekeley and then burial with many of her family members at Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Note: The memorial was taken in part from her obituary published by the Press Democrat from November 29 to December 2, 2011 and written by Diane Dillard, former employee of Carmel in the Office of Communications who provided first hand knowledge.
Carmel had a long, prestigious career in the health education area. She wanted to help eradicate tuberculosis, and worked toward that end for 15 years in California, and on the national level. In 1946, she served as Executive Secretary of the Solano County Tuberculosis Association, according to the Journal of Public Health. In the early 70's, she served as the Chief of the Bureau of Mental Health Education, with the State Department of Mental Hygiene. She was known as an expert in her field and in December 1972, one of her articles was published in the Health Services Reports Magazine (by Sage Publications), "Mental Health Education and Quality of Life". She worked for the State in Berkeley and then in the early 70's, she and most of the departmental staff moved to the newly structured California Department of Health in Sacramento. Carmel was appointed Chief Health Educator working in the Office of Communications under the Director's Office, and supervised the work of about seven (7) health educators who were all experts in health education. She resided in Sacramento during the week and then would often drive home to El Cerrito where she had a permanent home. Until her retirement, she worked and directed programs for the State in mental health education and health education for the California Department of Public Health.
At the time of her death, Carmel was 101 years old and was survived by her sister Kathleen McKay Brekke of Oakland, 30 nieces and numerous grand and great grand nieces and nephews. A funeral took place in Bekeley and then burial with many of her family members at Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Note: The memorial was taken in part from her obituary published by the Press Democrat from November 29 to December 2, 2011 and written by Diane Dillard, former employee of Carmel in the Office of Communications who provided first hand knowledge.
Carmel was the 2nd of 13 children. She grew up in Sonoma County with her parents, Robert John McKay and Rena Roderick McKay. She attended Ursuline of Santa Rosa, San Francisco State University and graduated with a Masters in Public Health from the University of California.
Carmel had a long, prestigious career in the health education area. She wanted to help eradicate tuberculosis, and worked toward that end for 15 years in California, and on the national level. In 1946, she served as Executive Secretary of the Solano County Tuberculosis Association, according to the Journal of Public Health. In the early 70's, she served as the Chief of the Bureau of Mental Health Education, with the State Department of Mental Hygiene. She was known as an expert in her field and in December 1972, one of her articles was published in the Health Services Reports Magazine (by Sage Publications), "Mental Health Education and Quality of Life". She worked for the State in Berkeley and then in the early 70's, she and most of the departmental staff moved to the newly structured California Department of Health in Sacramento. Carmel was appointed Chief Health Educator working in the Office of Communications under the Director's Office, and supervised the work of about seven (7) health educators who were all experts in health education. She resided in Sacramento during the week and then would often drive home to El Cerrito where she had a permanent home. Until her retirement, she worked and directed programs for the State in mental health education and health education for the California Department of Public Health.
At the time of her death, Carmel was 101 years old and was survived by her sister Kathleen McKay Brekke of Oakland, 30 nieces and numerous grand and great grand nieces and nephews. A funeral took place in Bekeley and then burial with many of her family members at Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Note: The memorial was taken in part from her obituary published by the Press Democrat from November 29 to December 2, 2011 and written by Diane Dillard, former employee of Carmel in the Office of Communications who provided first hand knowledge.
Carmel had a long, prestigious career in the health education area. She wanted to help eradicate tuberculosis, and worked toward that end for 15 years in California, and on the national level. In 1946, she served as Executive Secretary of the Solano County Tuberculosis Association, according to the Journal of Public Health. In the early 70's, she served as the Chief of the Bureau of Mental Health Education, with the State Department of Mental Hygiene. She was known as an expert in her field and in December 1972, one of her articles was published in the Health Services Reports Magazine (by Sage Publications), "Mental Health Education and Quality of Life". She worked for the State in Berkeley and then in the early 70's, she and most of the departmental staff moved to the newly structured California Department of Health in Sacramento. Carmel was appointed Chief Health Educator working in the Office of Communications under the Director's Office, and supervised the work of about seven (7) health educators who were all experts in health education. She resided in Sacramento during the week and then would often drive home to El Cerrito where she had a permanent home. Until her retirement, she worked and directed programs for the State in mental health education and health education for the California Department of Public Health.
At the time of her death, Carmel was 101 years old and was survived by her sister Kathleen McKay Brekke of Oakland, 30 nieces and numerous grand and great grand nieces and nephews. A funeral took place in Bekeley and then burial with many of her family members at Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
Note: The memorial was taken in part from her obituary published by the Press Democrat from November 29 to December 2, 2011 and written by Diane Dillard, former employee of Carmel in the Office of Communications who provided first hand knowledge.
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