Karen Mackenzie

Wife of Mack Mackenzie (separated)

Mother of Michael, Eric (deceased) and Diana Fairgate, adopted mother of Meg Mackenzie, step-mother of Paige Sumner and former foster mother of Jason Lochner

Grandmother of Holly Fairgate

Currently unemployed

Current Residence: 16990 Seaview Circle

Vehicle: Blue Ford Taurus Station Wagon

Information: “The Saint of Seaview Circle,” Karen Mackenzie is the epitome of everything good that has been achieved by the baby-boomer generation. Steeped in the tradition of 1960s activism and enlightened by the women’s movement of the ’70s, Karen took the ’80s, a decade remembered for greed and excess, and put her newfound wealth to productive use by creating an environmentally sound resort complex. In the media-obsessed ’90s, Karen ensured that her talk show was responsible and did not exploit guests and wallow in scandal. Throughout it all, Karen put her family first, and she remained a loving, faithful spouse and a warm, firm mother who not only preached values to her children, but also LIVED those values day after day. The only one of the Seaview Circle neighbors to grow up in a stable, loving family household, Karen brings that comfort to everyone she befriends, along with a cup of coffee and an open ear. Every Starbucks should have a Karen Mackenzie to go with their coffee: mother, lover, friend, confessor, part-time shrink, activist, organizer and businesswoman. What the next millennium will bring to Karen is not certain, though it is certain what Karen will bring to it: integrity. It’s what she brings to everything.