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This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, Leonard Lewis McGrath who was born on November 24, 1932 in Philadelphia. He attended John Bartram High School, enlisted in the U.S. Army on December 2, 1949 and went to Fort Knox, Ky. for basic training and then to Paratrooper training at Fort Campbell, Ky.  He was sent to Korea immediately following his training and made several parachute jumps before he was injured. He was assigned to a medical mash unit. After receiving the Korean Service Medal with four Bronze Stars, he was honorably discharged and returned to his native Philadelphia.

Len began working at Westinghouse in Essington, Pa. where his mechanical drawing skills were discovered and led him to pursue a career in mechanical engineering under the GI bill.  He worked for Boeing as an engineer in the Areo Space Industry, later as a Supervisor for the Nuclear Power Industry working for Sargent & Lundy and Betchel.   After retiring he did consulting work for Brunswick Power & Light and lived in Cary, N.C.

He is survived by his children, grandchildren, sister and nieces.

 

Gift offerings can be sent in His Memory to:

Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 804 High House Road, Cary, NC 27513

 

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Sonny

April 7, 2011

All my life I called my brother Sonny, I remember when he went to kindergarten, my Mother and I watched from the front door while he walked up the street to school, I missed him.  We always played together and had fun.  He would put on plays and shows, he was the writer, producer and director, he would hand out the parts to me and our friends and we would follow his directions, even dress up.  Whenever we played trolley cars he was always the conductor and he would collect the money, give out the tickets, drive the trolley, in other words he was in charge.  We loved the movies and we would collect newspapers and return glass soda bottles for the deposit money to earn the money to go to the movies on Saturdays, we took our lunch and sometimes it was so crowded we had to set on the floor.  Later years Len continued his love of movies and T.V. his favorite show was The Rockford Files with James Garner and many people thought he resembled him, that always made him smile

I have many fond memories of my brother and when I think of him I will miss him but I will always smile.

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