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Jeff & Wendy posted a condolence
Sunday, April 19, 2026
David & Krista, George & Norma,
Our thoughts are with you, your family and friends. You raised a great young man and grandson. We hoped we could attend to share and celebrate Mackenzie's life and memories with you, your family and friends. Take care of yourselves and each other.
Sending Love,
Jeff & Wendy Bumstead
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Denis Caro posted a symbolic gesture
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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Dear Family and Friends of Mackenzie Gunther,
Please accept my sinceres condoleances for your loss of a wonderful and very brave young man!
Sincerely,
Dr. Denis Caro
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Vedrana Andric lit a candle
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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Dear Krista, I am so deeply sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family and I wish you all strength and peace during this difficult time.
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Gary lit a candle
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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Krista and Hanna,
Heartfelt condolence to both of you and your family for this great loss. May God bless MacKenzie with eternal peace.
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Louise lit a candle
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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Please accept my deepest and most heartfelt condolences at this most challenging time.
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Stella Ng lit a candle
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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Krista & Hanna, my deepest condolences to you and your family. Words can't express how sad and shock when we learned about your loss. My prayers are with you during this difficult time. Take good care of yourselves.
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Carrie Elderkin lit a candle
Monday, April 13, 2026
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Karleen Boland posted a condolence
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Krista, please accept my deepest condolences to you and your family. May God Grant you comfort, strength, and peace in this difficult time.
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Dianne Harland posted a condolence
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Dearest Krista, my heart broke when I heard about your son. My deepest condolences to you and your family during this unimaginable time of grief. May you find solace in the love and memories you have.
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Peter & Toshia lit a candle
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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We are so sorry for your loss. MacKenzie was both a fellow Seneca classmate and a Jazz colleague, and we are all hurting. We were so lucky to know MacKenzie and share his love of flying.
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Renal Abou Touma lit a candle
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Krista and Family, I am so deeply sorry for your loss. I hope you can find comfort in the love and beautiful memories you shared with Mackenzie. May those moments bring you strength and help keep his spirit close. Thinking of you and your family during this incredibly difficult time.
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Karen Rodford lit a candle
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Rip McKenzie
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Réjane Sylvester lit a candle
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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My deepest condolences. I really enjoyed reading about Mackenzie, it’s clear they were a wonderful person who touched so many lives. Gone far too soon.
Thinking of you during this difficult time
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Darren Sidoroff posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
May you remember that big smile he has in his photo here. I did not know MacKenzie. I was a former Jazz f/a can only imagine your loss. Know from coast to coast the Jazz family both past and present sends your family hugs.
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Emily Bertrand lit a candle
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Words can’t express how sorry I am for your whole family. Rosie was always so excited to visit her bother, and to see him every time he was in town. Such a beautiful tribute. My heart breaks for you all. Gone far too soon, but never forgotten.
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Veanni Akash Malhotra lit a candle
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Strength to krista and family.
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Joe lit a candle
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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rgdamario@symaptico.ca posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
My deepest condolences, thinking of you all during these moments of loss. May he rest in peace and may you find comfort in all the memories and how proud you must be for his accomplishments. Gianna
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Kim Billie posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Krista and Family,
I am so deeply sorry for your loss. There are no words that can ease the pain of losing someone so young and so loved. Please know that you are in my thoughts during this incredibly difficult time.
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Andree Gaudet posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
My deepest condolences for your loss Krista (Rbc colleague)and family.May you find strength to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in your heart. Angels of the sky rest in peace pilot Mackenzie and never forgotten.
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June & Dave Stark posted a condolence
Monday, April 6, 2026
Sending our sincerest condolences to MacKenzie’s family. He was a lovely young man and we were so happy for him that he achieved his dream to become a pilot; sadly and tragically gone too soon.
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Wendy Duross (former RBC colleage) posted a condolence
Monday, April 6, 2026
Judy, I was so sorry to hear about the tragic passing of your grandson, MacKenzie. My condolences to you and your family as you navigate these sorrowful times. I hope you find strength in your family and the many memories of him. He sounds like a wonderful person.
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Pierre Lévesque posted a condolence
Monday, April 6, 2026
Our most sincere condolences to the family of Mackenzie Gunther. Although I did not know him, I always had the utmost respects for the pilots, women and men who always make sure that our trips are memorable and secure. MacKenzie and Antoine just did that: showing their expertise in saving so many lives. Our thoughts to his wife, family and friends. We will never forget.
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Michele & Mike Allen lit a candle
Sunday, April 5, 2026
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Dear Norma, George & Family;
Our hearts are broken for all of you on the loss of your beloved Grandson, Son, Husband & Brother. We did not personally know MacKenzie but truly felt the pride and love when Norma & George spoke of him. A tragic loss, a young pilot taken in his prime, far too soon. He had the world ahead of him. Hold & cherish all your memories & pictures forever in your heart. Fly high with the Angels, forever with your wings. Rest In Peace.
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Robert Stewart uploaded photo(s)
Sunday, April 5, 2026
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My deepest condolences to the Gunther family I remember the first time I met Mackenzie he was special
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Vicki Graham posted a condolence
Sunday, April 5, 2026
I was heartbroken to learn of MacKenzie’s passing. My sincerest condolences to my RBC colleagues Krista and Judy. May your families find strength in shared memories and the knowledge that MacKenzie put others before himself in a moment of crisis.
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Anne Menard-Crites posted a condolence
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Kenzie, was the kind of guy that everyone gravitated to. He was smart, funny and mischievous and i can atest to his culinary prowess. As a friend of his grandparents I spent some time in his orbit. He is a pride and joy of his grandparents. Although I only met him a few times, I feel I knew him very well. His grandmother Norma, kept me up to date on how he and Hanna were doing. Therefore, it seems to me I knew him very well.
His loss is shocking and the nation morned with you all Gunther family. His young beautiful life is lost, but he leaves us a hero.
My fondest memories of Kenzie is when he would egg on his sister and her partner to swim in the St. Lawrence River on the Easter long weekend. After the plunge they would all walk back up the hill to the house showing various shades of pink and blue, from the cold, laughing and joking all the way.
Kenzie there's ice on the Canal today, and I was trying to imagine whether you would have been able to coax the girls in.
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Jordan McDade posted a condolence
Sunday, April 5, 2026
I had the honor and pleasure of partnering up with MacKenzie during initial training on the CRJ at Jazz (class of April 22, 2024). I got to know MacKenzie quite well during the 2+ months during the numerous intensive procedures and sim training sessions together. I mean it when I say it, MacKenzie was truly very smart, kind, humorous and fulfilling his path to become a talented top tier pilot. MacKenzie carried us through training while I was going through a difficult time personally, and I am forever grateful for that. It is no surprise that MacKenzie loved a great cup of coffee and would travel to Rapids End Coffee in Peterborough during our days off. He was also kind to offer me Kombucha, free hotel breakfast -- he was a diligent points collector :) -- and not to mention all of the drives to the training facility. A kind soul wise beyond his years who'd also lived an interesting life outside of flying. I was lucky to run into him at at the Montreal airport on February 28 while he was in line catching a positioning flight to Toronto, where he had cracked a joke because I had missed one button on my shirt behind my tie; he still carried the same professionalism, sharpness, kindness, passion for flying and humor. Forever my wingman, clear skies and tailwinds my friend. May you rest in peace.
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Friday, April 3, 2026
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