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TERRENCE MCGUIRK Obituary

McGUIRK--Terrence. Terry McGuirk, 96, died peacefully at home on August 3, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brooklyn in 1925, he was raised in Manhattan and Bellport, NY. He graduated from LaSalle Military Academy in Oakdale, NY. While attending Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, he volunteered to serve as an Army Paratrooper in the South Pacific, with the 11th Airborne Division. Terry graduated from Fordham University in 1950, the year he married his loving wife of 68 years, Gloria Geoghan, who predeceased him. Terry began his illustrious career at CBS Television in New York that same year. He went on to manage the National Sales team there until the mid 1960s. Among the positions he held in a 40 year career were: General Manager of WTEN-TV in Albany, NY and Station Manager of WAGA-TV in Atlanta, GA. He retired as President of Knight Ridder Broadcasting in Miami, FL. Terry served on the boards of Siena College, Loudonville, NY, Memorial Hospital Foundation, Albany, NY, and the Albany chapters of the American Red Cross and the United Way. Terry was an avid fisherman, golfer and champion sailor. He served as Commodore of the Babylon Yacht Club, and was an active member of many clubs including the New York Athletic Club, Cherokee Town and Country Club, Atlanta, GA, Schuyler Meadows Club, Albany NY, and Mariner Sands Country Club, Stuart, FL. Terry also spent years volunteering in prison ministries in Vero Beach and Stuart, FL, working to bring redemption to young offenders. All his adult life, Terry supported youth scholarships on Native American reservations in the West. All of his good works were rooted in his strong Catholic faith. He is survived by his seven children: Terence F. McGuirk (Nancy), Sara Duncan (son Christopher), Susan Blank (Matthew), Liza McGuirk (Kevin Magee), Melissa Bowman (Philip), Bryan McGuirk (Jenny), Michelle O'Connor (James), 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. A service will be held at Mary Immaculate Church in Bellport, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations in Terry's memory may be sent to the Red Cloud Indian School, 100 Mission Dr., Pine Ridge, SD 57770 www.redcloudschool.org

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Published by New York Times on Aug. 8, 2021.

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Bettie Fell-Bloom

October 23, 2021

My deepest sympathy to the family. Terry was my boss at Storer television sales in New York . One of the nicest gentlemen . He had me out to his home one Thanksgiving which I so enjoyed. We were sad when he left to move to Atlanta and he offered me a job if I wanted to move with him. However I was about to be married and didnt take the offer. Again to the family he was one of the best and the nicest gentlemen I ever had the pleasure knowing. RIP in peace Terry. Your former secretary Bettie Fell

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