Bernard Bond McGinity M.D.

1928 - 2018

Born in Wallasey, England on December 11, 1928. Passed away on January 20, 2018 at the age of 89 surrounded by his family. Bernard was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 56 years, Arlene. He will be lovingly remembered by his sons, Brian and Michael, daughter Teresa (Bryan) and granddaughters Kaitlyn and Keira. At the end of World War II, at the ripe age of 15, Bernard was a Master Aircrew in the Royal Air Force training to fly the De Havilland Mosquito. Bernard arrived in California on the Queen Mary in the early 1950s to attend university. Bernard wanted to be a physician. Bernard graduated from the first Pre-Med class at San Francisco State University in 1956. He only wanted to go to one medical school, McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He applied to one medical school and was accepted. He graduated from McGill University's Medical School in 1961. Thereafter, he and his wife, Arlene and oldest son, Brian, moved to several cities, including Toledo, Ohio; French Camp, CA and Modesto, CA , where he completed his residencies training in the disciplines of: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; Orthopedics, OB-Gyn and General Surgery. Bernard and Arlene settled in Sacramento. Bernard started his own medical practice in family medicine in Carmichael, CA., where he dedicated his life to helping his patients for over 45 years. During his tenure as a physician, Bernard's philosophy of healing expanded beyond traditional medicine. He trained in Hong Kong, Japan, and Germany in various forms of acupuncture which he incorporated in his medical practice. He became the President of the Pacific Coast Acupuncture Society. And later was awarded a Specialty in Pain Management by the American Board of Medicine. A Memorial Service will be held in Sacramento on Saturday, February 3rd at 2pm, at East Lawn, 4300 Folsom Blvd. with a reception to follow. Memorial donations may be made to: St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital fundraising.stjude.org/giftfunds