Paul McNeer

McNEER, Paul Randolph, M.D., 75, died peacefully Monday, February 8, 2010 after a brief illness. Dr. McNeer was the son of the late Reverend Asbury Augustus McNeer and Gertrude Sampson McNeer. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Judy Stegall McNeer; his sons, John Randolph McNeer and his wife, Beth, of Richmond, Robert Reynolds McNeer and his wife, Melissa, of Eugene, Oregon; and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth McNeer McGrath and her husband, Thomas, of Lausanne, Switzerland; three grandchildren, Riley Alexander McNeer, Sarah Margaret McGrath and Thomas Edmund McGrath; two brothers, Asbury C. McNeer and his wife, Beverly, and Dr. Keith W. McNeer and his wife, Mary Jo, all of Richmond; a brother-in-law, J. Gregg Stegall and his wife, Ann, of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and three nephews, Stephen, David and Kevin McNeer. Paul graduated from Culpeper High School, received a B.S. degree with honors from Randolph-Macon College, and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. McNeer did an internship at Petersburg General Hospital, fulfilled his military obligation with the Public Health Service, served his ophthalmology residency at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, and did a retina fellowship at St. Jude Hospital. In 1970, Dr. McNeer came to Richmond to establish his ophthalmology practice, which he continued until his death. He was a member of the Richmond Academy of Medicine, the Virginia Society of Ophthalmology and the American Board of Ophthalmology. Paul was a member of the Country Club of Virginia, the Princess Anne Country Club and The Commonwealth Club. Dr. McNeer had many interests. He was a history buff and an active member of the Navy League. He was also an avid golfer. For more than 30 years, his annual trek to Yeamans Hall, South Carolina with his Bogie golfing friends was the highlight of spring. In years past, Paul coached basketball at St. Catherine's Middle School and was presently refereeing basketball and volleyball in the Virginia High School League. Dr. McNeer was a member of Reveille United Methodist Church, where the funeral service will be held on Friday, February 12, at 1:30 p.m. Interment will follow at Hollywood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors on Thursday, February 11, from 5 until 7:30 p.m. at Bliley's - Central, 3801 Augusta Avenue. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Athletic Department of Randolph-Macon College, P.O. Box 5005, Ashland, Virginia 23005, or Reveille United Methodist Church, 4200 Cary Street Road, Richmond, Virginia 23221.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.