Any anime fan who thinks that Macek hasn't had an impact or influence at some point in their fandom is most likely wrong, however. In addition to Robotech, Macek worked on adaptations of everything from the original Fist of the North Star (TV and movie) to My Neighbor Totoro. In more recent years he even worked on the adaptations of Naruto and Bleach. The company he co-founded with Jerry Beck, Streamline Pictures, is responsible for the original Akira dub and the release of the Hayao Miyazaki film Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro, among many others.
In short, his reach was wide, ladies and gentlemen, and even if you're unhappy with the state of Macross in the US (as I am), Carl Macek is one of the people who built the North American anime fandom from the ground up, and should be respected as such, in my opinion.
All of this seems so long ago, but it still makes me sad that he's no longer with us. I thank him for filling my childhood with fond adventures and for providing me with a nice story to tell more than 20 years later.
Basically, if it wasn't for him this site and many others probably wouldn't exist. He brought over some of the most influential animes of all time and help start the obsession of many in the western world. R.I.P.