MACKAY journalists and the legal fraternity have been shocked by the death of veteran local court reporter Bruce McKean, who was killed on Thursday night.
Mr McKean, 58, died after being hit by a truck while crossing Nebo Rd, in Mackay, about 6.30pm.
He was a court reporter for The Courier-Mail for several years in the late 1970s and early 1980s and retired from the Mackay Daily Mercury four weeks ago, shortly after discovering he had inoperable terminal cancer.
Mr McKean had spent 22 years reporting on court and crime for the newspaper and was well known to lawyers, judges and magistrates.
Mackay lawyer Gene Paterson of Macrossan & Amiet said Mr McKean was so well respected amongst the legal fraternity that solicitors and court staff had been talking about having a wake for him before he died.
``He was just a good fellow,'' Mr Paterson said.
``Bruce had a lot of compassion for people.''
Mr Paterson said Mr McKean would report on everything from drink driving and serious criminal cases to estate law cases.
``Bruce was just a legend,'' Mackay Daily Mercury journalist Lynnis Bonanno, who had worked with Mr McKean for 12 years, said.
``He would encourage young journalists and share his wisdom and knowledge.
``He was an old-school master of his craft and he loved covering courts and telling great stories.''
Mr McKean, who was not married, was also a keen bowler, a regular at Mackay City Bowls Club and he wrote stories on bowls for the newspaper.
It is believed Mr McKean was walking from the bowls club to a fish and chip shop when he was killed.
Mackay City Bowls Club patron Peter Wright said Mr McKean had been a very good bowler, a coach and president of the district bowling association.
Mr Wright said his friends had gathered at the club tonight to have a drink in his honour.
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