McKenzie, age 25, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home in Chandler, Arizona. She was born July 29, 1994 in Greenville, South Carolina, to Bill and Paula (Thompson) Banczak. She was a 2012 graduate of Northern Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. McKenzie attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona where she earned her BS Health Sciences degree in the College of Health Solutions in 2017.
Following graduation, McKenzie worked as a phlebotomist at Healthwaves in Tempe, Arizona. She took great pride in her work and would often declare, “I’m damn good at my job.”
McKenzie was a beautiful soul and bright light to all who knew her. Her joy, kindness, laughter, and beauty were a rare combination. McKenzie’s sweet disposition was such that she never met a stranger. Knowing McKenzie was to love her.
McKenzie also had a soft spot in her heart for all four-legged creatures — hamsters, guinea pigs, cats, dogs….and the list goes on. She was even befriended once by a chameleon. In McKenzie’s words, “You don’t pick the chameleon, the chameleon picks you.”
McKenzie will be forever remembered by her parents Bill and Paula Banczak, by her brother Bradley, sister-in-law Branigan (Seay), and niece Penelope Rae, all from Chandler, Arizona, by her grandparents Bill (deceased) and Lorraine Banczak, Paul (deceased) and Kay Thompson, all from Owensboro, Kentucky and by her dog Finley. McKenzie will also be remembered forever by her many family members, countless friends, and others whose lives McKenzie touched.
Memorial contributions in memory of McKenzie may be made to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA®), www.aspca.org.
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