Kenneth James McGill's Obituary
Kenneth James McGill, 69, passed away peacefully at his home in Dallas on May 25, 2012. He was born July 17, 1942 in Jackson Heights, New York City to Joseph George McGill and Margaret Elizabeth Costello McGill. After attending Rhodes Preparatory School in Manhattan, Ken earned a B.A. degree from Villanova University in 1964 and an MBA from University of Maryland in 1966. He served in the Army, working in Washington DC, from 1966 to 1968. Professionally, Ken spent his entire career with Wall Street firms, holding executive level positions at First Boston Corporation and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. His career brought him to Dallas in 1978. Ken enjoyed flying Beechcraft Bonanzas, boating with his family on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, traveling, riding motorcycles and driving high performance cars. He was an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous and would have celebrated 13 years of sobriety on August 11th. Ken joined Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in 2006 where he was active in the Recovery Advocates group. As a grateful recipient of two heart transplants, Ken served as a board member of the American Heart Association and the Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute (CRSTI). A heartfelt thank you is extended to the Medical City Dallas Hospital Transplant Center and to the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. Ken was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Joseph George McGill, Jr., and daughter, Anne Burns McGill. He is survived by his wife, Melanie Jephson McGill of Dallas; children Michael Francis McGill of Chicago, Meghan Therese McGill Boyett and husband Andrew David Boyett of Dallas, and Lucas James McGill of Austin; stepsons Joseph Elliott Jephson, Jr. and wife Margaret Duncan Jephson of Bakersfield, California, and Austin Ryan Jephson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; grandsons Joseph Britt Jephson and Marcus Elliott Jephson of Bakersfield, California; sister, Colleen McGill Tierney and husband Kenneth W. Tierney of Port Jefferson Station, New York; nephew Terrence Tierney and wife Beatrice Tierney of New York City; nieces Colleen Tierney Solmo and husband William Solmo of Brooklyn, New York, and Jennifer Tierney Melaniff and husband Michael Melaniff of Islip, New York. A memorial service will be held at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas at 2:00pm on Friday, June 1st with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Southwest Transplant Alliance (www.organ.org), Cardiopulmonary Research and Technology Institute (www.crsti.org), or the American Heart Association (www.heart.org) would be appreciated.
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