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Douglas Magee Obituary
Cincinnati - Born in New Haven, Connecticut, to John F. Magee, Jr., and Helen "Rosie" Stephenson Magee on 11/2/1950, Doug was raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, and summered with his family at the New Jersey shore. He attended Tabor Academy in Massachusetts and graduated from Denison University in Ohio. Ultimately settling in Cincinnati, Doug spent his entire career in a field perfectly suited to him - library science - at a place he cared for deeply, the Cincinnati Public Library. Doug loved his pet geese, bird watching, playing Tuba in the local brass band, kayaking, volunteering at his favorite soup kitchen, visiting historic sites and playing pickleball. He was in every sense of the word, unique. Doug was predeceased by his brother John T. Magee, and his wife Marty Scott. He is survived by his brother Robert F. Magee and his wife Sharon of Greenville, SC; his brother in law, Charles Scott of Tuczon; his sister in law Margaret Magee, and his wife's second cousins Marilyn and Robyn Beatty of Cincinnati. A celebration of Doug's life in this era of Covid-19 will be held privately via Zoom.
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Memories and Condolences
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LIZZIE
November 22, 2020
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
Sharon Magee
November 21, 2020
We have lost a giant of a man.
Lisa Raney
November 20, 2020
Doug was one of my favorite coworkers in the Genealogy & Local History Department. He was an amazing librarian - talented, knowledgeable, and loved sharing what he knew (which was a lot!) without making you feel stupid. He always brought in sweets for the department on his Saturday shifts. Once he learned I was vegan (and couldn’t eat said sweets), he started bringing in fruit on Saturdays, too. He didn’t say anything - it just started showing up. That’s the kind of guy he was. He was someone who really took the time to get to know the people around him. I remember our many conversations, especially about veganism, which was something about which he didn’t know much and was genuinely curious. I had been singing his praises to friends in recent days and was heartbroken to hear of his passing. He was the best.
LeeAnn McNabb
November 20, 2020
Doug was one of my favorite co-workers in the Genealogy & Local History Department. Even after I left that department and was working down in the Popular Library, he and I would get together to chat, talk about his geese, and talk about genealogy and local history, which were passions of both of ours. In the years since his retirement, I'd often think about him and wonder what he'd think about this or that. I was just told this morning about his passing and it came as such a shock. The world has lost a very unique and beautiful human being.
November 19, 2020
Godspeed my brother.
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