Analea McGarey

Analea McGarey was born on July 25, 1949 in East Liverpool, Ohio, the eldest daughter of Dr. Gladys T. McGarey, and Dr. William A. McGarey. She passed away after a valiant battle with breast cancer November 18, 2007 at her mother's home in Scottsdale, Arizona, life completed, loved completely. Most recently Analea was a resident of Glen Ellen, California, where she practiced as a registered physical therapist. Her strong, loving, and healing hands brought with their touch a sense of wholeness and loving energy. Her passion for life, her generous spirit, and her ability to be present in the now was – and continues to be – an inspiration to many. Her book, "Born to Heal," a biography of her mother, Dr. Gladys T. McGarey, serves as an ongoing witness to the healing power of the feminine face of medicine. Analea is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Gabriel and Heather Taylor of Sacramento, California; her parents Gladys T. McGarey of Scottsdale, and William A. McGarey of Scottsdale; four brothers: Carl and his wife DeeDee McGarey of Vancouver, Washington; John and his wife Bobbie McGarey of Duncan, Oklahoma; Bob McGarey of Austin, Texas; and David and his wife Lee McGarey of Flagstaff, Arizona; one sister: Helene Wechsler of Scottsdale, Arizona; nine nieces and nephews and one great niece, all who loved their "Auntalea;" and a host of her dearest friends in California, Canada, and around the world. Memorials may be made to the non-profit "Gladys Taylor McGarey Medical Foundation."