James Russell McGrath

Dr. McGrath was my pediatrician from about 1968-1980. We drove up from Maple Valley to see him. My mom had heard about him and wanted me to have a good doctor. I remember him as a kind doctor who always helped us, even when I broke my arm and he sent us "over to the hospital" to get it fixed by the Ortho there (who became our family's ortho doctor!!!) He helped my mom and dad navigate my sister's asthma, which was pretty severe when she was quite young, and was her pediatrician from birth...

Dr McGrath is remember by me as a wonderful man. His daughter Marge and I were best of friends during our school years. After marriage, my husband John and I moved to Naperville, Illinois.but when I came to visit my mother and siblings I occasionally was able to see both he and Mrs. McGrath...

"Dr McGrath" was my childhood pediatrician. He was always kind, and I navigated many ear infections and allergy shots with his help. When I was a teenager in the mid-1980s, after not seeing him for some time, I was reading an article in the Seattle Times about nuclear submarines in the northwest, and saw his name listed as one of the people protesting. This made a pretty big impact on me, coming as a did from a fairly conservative background--I thought about it a lot and (obviously) never...

Dr McGrath was a very important part of my early childhood years. He was the father of my best friend Margie, he taught me how to make Lefsa (spelling) from mashed potatoes and also taught me that when doing dishes that cold water was the best on protein...I taught my sons the same thing.

My condolences to his children.....Your father was a very special person! He was there when my father passed at such a young age. Your parents were always there for the McDonalds.

I'm so sorry to hear about this. Dr. McGrath was my pediatrician when I was very small. His patience and humor with a scaredy-cat kid were amazing. I remember a visit due to chronic ear problems, and he said "Does it sound like rocks in there when you shake your head?" I solemnly replied, "Yes, I think so." Then his wonderful smile and nod. I'm sure my mother was laughing and rolling her eyes behind me. Dr. McGrath is an integral part of my childhood memories of Bellevue and I'm sure the city...