Kevin James "Goo" McGrath, of Montgomery, NY, a local 445 Teamster for Roadway, Inc. and talented guitarist, entered into rest Sunday, July 20, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospital, Newburgh. He was 58. The son of Lawrence J .McGrath and Mary A. McNerney McGrath, he was born December 9, 1955 in Brooklyn, NY. He married Barbara Canzoneri McGrath on August 3, 2002 in Craigsmoor, NY. Barbara survives at home. Kevin my love, we have been left helpless by the inability to relieve you of the pain and suffering you have endured these past 5 ½ years. We are forever ingratiated to you for keeping us as your core motivation to research the latest trials so that you could expertly converse with your oncologist team in the quest for “a cure”, so that we would not be left alone. You are a hero to many. While we had great difficulty with your decisions to allow selfless experimentation, we were proud to learn that people have reaped the benefits of your selflessness. Through your personal trials, you proved the efficacy of an oil which could be absorbed in the body by people suffering from ascites, when they were unable to absorb nutrition. As a result, it is recommended to patients suffering w/malnutrition due to ascites, and the hospital pharmacy keeps it in supply. Through your commitment to your family, you subjected yourself to trial chemo drugs, while advancing research to help others who have been diagnosed with renal cell cancer. It was nothing short of amazing to watch you always greet your oncology team and fellow patients with hope, humor and bravery; irrespective of your personal suffering. We watched in awe and amazement, as you immersed yourself in oncological study; educating yourself on the latest research, teaching yourself how to speak “oncologicalese”, aptly holding your own in query and discussions with your treatment team - always prepared to suggest options to explore. You earned their respect and admiration. You permitted personal experimentation and endured unspeakable suffering. Our gratitude and admiration to you are limitless and eternal. You are our “man of steel” and best kept secret. As a gifted musician and composer; you filled our home with your soulful, melodious compositions, and artistic talents – the lens from which all you thought, did and felt, flowed. Thank you, dear Kevin – Dad - “Goo”, for your boundless love, your commitment, your talent, your strength and sacrifice. Your legacy lives on . . . In addition to his wife Barbara, he is survived by his son, Brendan McGrath and stepchildren Ally, Theodore and Maxx Thueson, and Abdu Abdelhaq; siblings, Eileen McMillian and husband Dave of Palm Coast, Fl. and Shawn McGrath and wife Lisamarie of New Windsor; and nieces & nephews, Jamie Chambery of Palm Coast, FL, Lindsay McMillian of NY, NY and Ashlyn McGrath of New Windsor. Visitation will be held from 2-4 & 7-9 pm on Wednesday, July 23 at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh. A funeral service will be held at 10 am on Thursday, July 24 at the funeral home. In Kevin's memory, donations may be sent to Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, 800 Stony Brook Ct., Newburgh, NY 12550.
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Submitted by pete cunningham <bigme800@yahoo.com>
on 27/Jul/2014 : KEVIN AND I GREW UP TOGETHER. WE PLAYED
FOOTBALL AFTER SCHOOL FOR YEARS AND HUNG OUT AT NIGHT. I RAN INTO
KEVIN ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WE SPOKE ABOUT WHAT HE WAS GOING THREW.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. I LEARNED
OF HIS PASSING FROM A FRIEND WHO CALLED ME WHEN I WAS OUT OF STATE.
YOU WILL BE MISSED BY MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO KNEW YOU. YOU
WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY PRAYERS MY FRIEND
Kevin James "Goo" McGrath, of Montgomery, NY, a local 445 Teamster for Roadway, Inc. and talented guitarist, entered into rest Sunday, July 20, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospital, Newburgh. He was 58. The son of Lawrence J .McGrath and Mary A. McNerney McGrath, he was born December 9, 1955 in Brooklyn, NY. He married Barbara Canzoneri McGrath on August 3, 2002 in Craigsmoor, NY. Barbara survives at home. Kevin my love, we have been left helpless by the inability to relieve you of the pain and suffering you have endured these past 5 ½ years. We are forever ingratiated to you for keeping us as your core motivation to research the latest trials so that you could expertly converse with your oncologist team in the quest for “a cure”, so that we would not be left alone. You are a hero to many. While we had great difficulty with your decisions to allow selfless experimentation, we were proud to learn that people have reaped the benefits of your selflessness. Through your personal trials, you proved the efficacy of an oil which could be absorbed in the body by people suffering from ascites, when they were unable to absorb nutrition. As a result, it is recommended to patients suffering w/malnutrition due to ascites, and the hospital pharmacy keeps it in supply. Through your commitment to your family, you subjected yourself to trial chemo drugs, while advancing research to help others who have been diagnosed with renal cell cancer. It was nothing short of amazing to watch you always greet your oncology team and fellow patients with hope, humor and bravery; irrespective of your personal suffering. We watched in awe and amazement, as you immersed yourself in oncological study; educating yourself on the latest research, teaching yourself how to speak “oncologicalese”, aptly holding your own in query and discussions with your treatment team - always prepared to suggest options to explore. You earned their respect and admiration. You permitted personal experimentation and endured unspeakable suffering. Our gratitude and admiration to you are limitless and eternal. You are our “man of steel” and best kept secret. As a gifted musician and composer; you filled our home with your soulful, melodious compositions, and artistic talents – the lens from which all you thought, did and felt, flowed. Thank you, dear Kevin – Dad - “Goo”, for your boundless love, your commitment, your talent, your strength and sacrifice. Your legacy lives on . . . In addition to his wife Barbara, he is survived by his son, Brendan McGrath and stepchildren Ally, Theodore and Maxx Thueson, and Abdu Abdelhaq; siblings, Eileen McMillian and husband Dave of Palm Coast, Fl. and Shawn McGrath and wife Lisamarie of New Windsor; and nieces & nephews, Jamie Chambery of Palm Coast, FL, Lindsay McMillian of NY, NY and Ashlyn McGrath of New Windsor. Visitation will be held from 2-4 & 7-9 pm on Wednesday, July 23 at Brooks Funeral Home, 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh. A funeral service will be held at 10 am on Thursday, July 24 at the funeral home. In Kevin's memory, donations may be sent to Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, 800 Stony Brook Ct., Newburgh, NY 12550.