Remembering 'Uncle Bobby'

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Bobby McGuire, 80, of Decatur, Georgia went to be with our Lord on December 15, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Hazard, Kentucky, February 12,1929 to the late Asher and Pearl McGuire. Bobby graduated from Hazard High School in 1947 where he lettered in four sports. He was a first team All-State basketball player, was a pitcher, and won every baseball game in which he played at HHS. He was asked by Paul "Bear" Bryant to tryout for the University of Kentucky football team, but chose to attend Vanderbilt University on a basketball scholarship. Bobby transferred to Western Kentucky University in the fall of 1948 where he played basketball for the legendary coach, Ed Diddle. He was later drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers organization as a pitcher. After graduating from Western and receiving his masters degree from the University of Kentucky, he entered the US Army. He was Captain of a MASH Unit in Virginia and later in Germany. He married Charlotte Watson, his high school sweetheart, in 1952. He later coached basketball and baseball at Erlanger High School and Atherson High School. In the late 1950's he joined Holt, Rinehart and Winston Publishing Company and moved to Decatur, Georgia in 1962. He became Vice President for Sales and was inducted into the company's Hall of Fame in 1983. Mr. McGuire served as National Alumni President for Western Ky. University in 1968 and 1969. He was inducted into the Dawahare Athletic Hall of Fame in Kentucky in 1996. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte, one brother, Don McGuire of Lexington, Kentucky, sons Brent and Patrick, and five grandchildren. Mr. McGuire was a member of the Clairmont Hills Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga. for forty-eight years, forty-four of those years were spent teaching Sunday School. A memorial service will be held for Mr. McGuire at Clairmont Hills Baptist Church on Saturday, December 19, 2009 beginning with a reception from 9:30am - 10:45am. Service to follow at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, it is requested that all donations be sent to the Clairmont Hills Baptist Church, Decatur, Georgia, or to the Bobby McGuire Scholarship Fund at Western Kentucky University. Arrangements by Cremation Society of the SOUTH in Marietta.