Edward McGinley III

1927 - 2018

Edward F. McGinley III, a retired Vice President of the Goldman Sachs Group and member of the National Football Foundation Board of Directors, passed away at his home on November 11, 2018, fittingly on Veterans Day, as he served during World War II in the US Navy. The eldest of three brothers, McGinley was born in his home in Westfield, NJ on October 13, 1927. Edward attended Westfield High School and became an All-County tackle on the undefeated 1945 Westfield High School team. In 2012, the Westfield Historical Society honored Edward and his two brothers, Gerry and Rick, with an induction into the Westfield Hall of Fame. McGinley skipped his high school final exams to enlist in the US Navy as a seaman during World War II. After his service ended, he went on to play football for the University of Pennsylvania under George Munger, making him both a Munger Man and one of “four letter winners in football named McGinley (from the same family)” at Penn. McGinley graduated with a degree from the Wharton School of Business, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and the Mask & Whig Club, and served as a Scribe for the Friars Society. He and his brother Gerry went on to establish the Edward F. McGinley, Jr. Scholarship Fund at the University of Pennsylvania, which funded the scholarship of football players enrolled in the Wharton School. McGinley had a prolific and compelling career in business, starting out in the banking program at Marsh & McLennan. He then went on to spend time at both Merrill Lynch and Bache & Co, before setting out to start primary government bond broker/dealer Carroll, McEntee & McGinley. After CM&M was sold to Marine Midland Bank, McGinley returned to the business at Speer Leeds & Kellogg, where he helped re-build the fixed income business, which was then sold to Goldman Sachs. McGinley retired from Goldman at the age of 82. McGinley was a lifetime lover of jazz music and a savant of artists, lyrics, and melody. His voice in song often filled the rooms of the Villanova home he shared with the love of his life and wife of 28 years, Kate, and their dog Bella. The stories of concerts attended, friendships with great musicians, and recollections of musical memories in time brought tremendous joy to his family. His love of music was so great that Edward and his brother Gerry also established the Helen Hayes McGinley Scholarship Fund at the University of Pennsylvania, which funded the scholarship of female students who wished to study music. McGinley also spent his life sharing a love and reverence of trees with his friends, family and community. The Carriage House at Camp Woods was his arboretum and sanctuary through his adult life, where he planted dozens of copper beeches, horse chestnuts, red leaf plums and apple trees. After many commutes from Philadelphia to New York City, he donated a (now very happy) copper beech to the Bryn Mawr Train Station to brighten the day of all travellers passing through. His many valued associations over the years included the National Football Foundation, the National College Football Hall of Fame, the Cancer Research Foundation of America, the University of Pennsylvania, the Racquet Club of Philadelphia, the Bond Club of Philadelphia, and the Merion Cricket Club. Also fondly remembered are his countless friends and mentors in Alcoholics Anonymous that served to inspire and strengthen his life for over 32 years. McGinley is survived by his beloved wife Kate and his four children: Nancy McGinley Gardner, Edward F. McGinley IV (Geraldine), Douglas M. McGinley and Kathleen McGinley Whiteman (Robert) as well as 13 adoring grandchildren and one great grandchild. He is also survived by his youngest brother Richard. A truly extraordinary man, Edward would love to be remembered in song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soyH1RmYi7I Services to be announced. STUARD FUNERAL – NEWTOWN SQUARE SIX GENERATIONS SINCE 1822