Edward Thomas McGee Jr.

Edward Thomas McGee Jr., 74, died on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at his home in Allen, Texas, surrounded by his family. Ed was born on January 29, 1939 in Atlantic City, NJ., the oldest of 3 children born to the late Edward McGee Sr and the late Pauline Westen McGee. He was raised in Norristown, PA. where he would attend and graduate from high school. Ed grew up in Philadelphia and, if you knew him, you often heard about his growing up in "Philly" and his passion for the Eagles. After attending and graduating from Wesley Junior College and American University, Ed joined the Officer Candidate School for the Marine Corps at Quantico. He proudly served our country in a forward reconnaissance unit in Vietnam, and remained active in the Marine Reserves for 22 years, rising to the rank of Major. He was passionate about the Marine Corps and its influence on his life. In 1968, while living in Pennsylvania working for Sun Oil Company, he would often travel to Beaumont, Texas. He would meet Carolyn Kay Lout, a local employee with whom he would fall in love. They would marry and spend the next forty-five years of life together. They would move to Florida where Ed was employed at the Kennedy Space Center. While there, the family would see the addition of 3 sons, Brian, and the twins, Jeff and Kevin. In 1975, Ed would move the family the Dallas/Ft. Worth area where he would work in the Human Resources department of Glitch International. He would attend University of Texas Dallas where he would receive his Masters of Business Administration Degree. Ed joined Fibrebond in 2008 after spending the previous 20 years in the corrections market. Always a person who knew no strangers, he was widely respected by his coworkers and competitors alike. He often enjoyed mornings at Joe's Coffee Shop in Irving where he had many close friends. The one thing Ed spoke of most was his family. Those of who worked closely with Ed received many weekend text messages with pictures of his grandsons Jake and Matthew or his granddaughters Jordan and Kinley. Over the past three years, Ed had spent many weekends with his family at his cabin on the Red River. He constantly reminded everyone to enjoy their families. Ed was a devoted Christian who deeply felt his own need of God's mercy, and he understood all things were possible with faith. He faced his disease with peace, knowing that for him the options of life and death both held promise. Ed McGee was a great man, and he will be greatly missed by all those whose lives he touched. Survivors: wife, Carolyn Lout McGee; sons, Brian McGee and his wife Elena, Jeff and his wife Ashley Paige, Kevin and his wife Trisha; grandchildren, Jordan, Matthew, Jake, Kinley; brother, Dennis McGee and his wife Lois and a sister, Polly Benson. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 at Heritage Church of McKinney, 4045 W. El Dorado Parkway, McKinney, 75070 where he was a member. (Ed previously had been a long-time member of Gospel Lighthouse in Dallas) A celebration of his life will follow at 1 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at DFW National Cemetery. If friends desire, donations may be given in Ed's name to the Wounded Warrors Foundation, woundedwarriorproject.org, or the St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105.

Edward Thomas McGee Jr.

January 29, 1939 - May 9, 2013