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Alan McGrady Obituary

Alan Gene McGrady passed away peacefully at his home Saturday the 14th.
Alan was born in St. Louis, MO on March 19th, 1954; the son of Maryan Martin McGrady and the late Gene Ford McGrady. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill.
He graduated from Hatboro-Horsham High School and Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture, both located in Pennsylvania. Mr. McGrady was president of Range Process Equipment Co. when he and his family resided in Florida. He was most recently employed as Market Development Manager for Clayton Homes of Henderson, NC.
Alan had many interests including scuba diving, motorcycle racing, flying, glider pilot and skiing. He particularly enjoyed snow-boarding, kayaking, white-water rafting, fishing trips and Boy Scout trips with his son Kyle.
Mr. McGrady is survived by his son, Kyle; two sisters, Rachel Lewis Gallo and her husband, Joe, Pamela Ann Reeder and her husband, Tom; two brothers, Philip Martin McGrady and his wife, Pamela Swiderski and Drew Thomas McGrady; as well as cousins, nieces and nephews who complete Alan's family circle.
A memorial service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 800 Market St. Chapel Hill, NC on Saturday the 21st at 2:30 p.m. A reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to Goshen Ministries, Inc., P.O. Box 55263, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 would be appreciated. This is a teaching ministry founded by Alan's parents in 1994.

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Published by The News & Observer on Feb. 18, 2009.

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James Doherty

February 24, 2009

Kyle,
I graduated Hatboro-Horsham High School with your father in 1972. We had many fun times together working on his MGA, going to the Pocono sports car club races, hunting (only Alan got a buck that year), fishing and any outdoor activity you could think of. Sorry to hear that he is no longer with us and I pray for you and your family.

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