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1926
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2017
Bob Mcgrath Obituary
Robert McGrath was born to William Lynn McGrath and Elsa Rademacher McGrath in 1926. He was sales vice president of the old Tool Steel Gear & Pinion Co. in Elmwood Place until 1975 (now Xtek, Inc., of Sharonville). He founded McGrath & Associates, specializing in industrial marketing in 1978, following a period with The Office of Graham Parker, a New York consultancy. He was active until 1997, circulating a newsletter, The Marketing Edge, to a small number of clients and friends. In 1950 he married Martha Anne Runge. He also graduated from Yale University in that year. Majoring in English literature, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member and past president of the Cincinnati Yale Club. After graduation from Withrow High School in 1944, McGrath served in the Navy in World War II as an electronics technician aboard the USS Severn. An emeritus trustee of the Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Home Association, he also served on the Boards of the James N. Gamble Institute of Medical Research, and The Christ Hospital. He had been a professional member of the American Marketing Association, and an associate member of the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers. He was also a member of the University Club. Survived by his sister Carol Voss in California, son Stephen L. (Chearl) McGrath, daughter Susan (Don) Langford and grandson Grant Langford along with many nieces and nephews. Services will be Thursday September 7, 2017 at 10AM in the chapel of the Marjorie Lee home at 3550 Shaw Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45208. Memorials may be sent to Yale Alumni Fund, P.O. Box 699, New Haven, CT; to the Elizabeth Gamble Deaconess Homes Association, 2139 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219, or to the charity of your choice. Spring Grove Elden Good in charge of arrangements
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To the family and friends, I am so sorry for your loss. May the God of comfort, continue to bless you and bring comfort to your family.
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