R. Searle McGrath

Doug and Jane, We regret very much to hear of Mr. McGrath's passing. He was such a special person, and thanks for the wonderful obituary. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

To the McGrath family, I send my condolences. It is amazing how intertwined our lives are. Thank you for sharing Mr. McGrath's life story with us. I find it amusing that I was born in Midland, Texas and now I reside in Connecticut! Goes to show, we're not so far apart; we're not so different after all.

Throughout our childhood, our father, John St.John, regaled us with stories of Searle, Jerry McHugh, Toby Hilliard, Don Dodge and all the other Yankees who went west chasing oil. But the stories that made us laugh the most always involved Searle. He was regarded with great affection by all and will be missed indeed.

Tiger, tiger, tiger, sis, sis, sis, boom, boom, boom, ba--46, 46, 46. Here's to you Mr. McGrath.

i was one of mr. mcgrath's home health nurses for over a year. over that time, he was not only my patient, but a dear friend indeed.
he was always a kind & gentle man who loved to talk about his children & grandchildren.
i'll always hold a place in my heart for him. he will be sorely missed.

What a wonderful obituary! It certainly portrays Searle to perfection. He and his good and loyal friend, Henri deCompiegne, were true gentlemen in every sense of the word and in true southern style in spite of their mutual Yankeeism. Searle's good humor, kindness and sensitivity will be missed by many.

This man was everything the obituary describes. During my employment at Bengal Oil & Gas, I found him to always be a kind and gentle person who loved his family dearly.