07.09.2010

Malcolm Cardy 1944 - 2010

We have received the sad news that ex Genie Europe manager Malcolm Cardy passed away on Sunday.

We understand that he had been diagnosed just two months ago with some form of cancer which resulted in his untimely death on September 5th.
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Malcolm Cardy at the ARA - Feb 2010

Cardy was the first employee of Genie in Europe, joining the company in April 1983, based in Holland built the business into a market leader. Originally from the UK he lived in Holland and in Seattle Washington during his Genie days.
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Linda and Malcom Cardy (Far Right) along with John Fuller, receiving recognition from Roger Brown (L) in the early days of Genie Europe

He retired from the business in September 2004 and moved to Missoula, Montana to run an Oil & Spice shop franchised from a company in Holland.

He leaves behind wife Linda, son Andrew and daughters Allison and Annike, I am sure that a great many of our readers will join us in sending our condolences to his family and in remembering a very decent individual.

We will follow up when we have details of the funeral or memorial service.

The following is a brief obituary we have received:

Malcolm Cardy was born on Sept. 17, 1944, in Enfield, Middlesex in England to Arthur and Florence Cardy. He attended The Latymer School in Edmonton, and graduated with a BSc Honours degree from the London School of Economics.

His first employment was with Caterpillar, initially at its plant in Glasgow, Scotland, and then in Geneva, Switzerland. It was here that he met Linda Fowler of Northbrook, Illinois who was visiting her sister, Donna, and her brother-in-law, Don, who also worked for Caterpillar.

After a whirlwind romance, Malcolm and Linda married in 1970 in Northbrook. They returned to Europe, where Malcolm continued to work with Caterpillar in Munich, Germany, until 1973. He then moved back to Chicago to join the Smith Tool Company.

10 years later Cardy joined Genie Industries in Seattle, moving to Europe as European sales manager, to set up Genie Europe in the Netherlands. In 1989 he went back to Seattle before returning to Holland in 1995 where he remained until he retired in 2004.

The Cardys then set up home in Missoula where they opened the first Oil and Vinegar store in the United States in the Southgate Mall.

The three Cardy children - Annike born in 1973, Allison in 1977 and Andrew in 1981, all went to the International School in The Hague and graduated from the University of Montana in Missoula.

A celebration of Malcolm Cardy’s life will be held Tuesday, September 14th , at the University Congregational Church on University Avenue, Missoula.
In lieu of flowers please send any donations to the Humane Society of Western Montana or the Salvation Army.