Paul Phillip McGinty passed away on June 6, 2009 in a Las Vegas Hospital. He was born Nov. 14, 1925, in Burbank, Calif., the seventh son of Lucille Marie and Hugh McGinty. In 1933 the family moved to Jacksonville, Ore., where they resided until the start of WWII.

Paul entered the U.S. Navy at age 17. Initially he served aboard the USS Shangri-La, the newest “flat-top” aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the largest at the time. They were engaged in active combat providing air support at Okinawa, and various other islands.

The Shangri-La joined the task force that launched their first strike against the Japanese home group of islands, supplied combat air patrols and acted as flagship of the second Carrier Task Force under Vice Admiral John S. McCain. He later served on the USS Columbus, also a flagship.

In 1946 he had earned the following: Asiatic Pacific Area Campaign Medal, 1 star; American area Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal and European African area Campaign Medal.

Paul and his business partner John Coady resided in the San Francisco area, being successful real estate brokers. Eventually California real estate laws and restrictions became so onerous they decided to move their headquarters to Las Vegas, where they have worked and resided for several years.

Paul was quite generous in a quiet way, never wanting anyone to tell what he did for them, but he seemed quite intuitive about who needed help.

He leaves one living brother, Clifford Michael McGinty, of Medford, Ore., and a sister, Gloria C. (McGinty) Darley of Cedar City, Utah. Brothers Clarence Bruce McGinty, Edward Allen McGinty, Cecil Hilding McGinty, Hugh Glenn McGinty, Gerald Wilfred Quinlin, and Lowell William Nellman preceded him in death. He also leaves numerous nieces and nephews.

At his request no funeral was held, his body was cremated, and his ashes scattered near the Missouri River, at Fort Benton, Mont., on June 26, 2009. This was a place Paul had learned to love on visits there to the Coady family.