David Macarthy, born April 6, 1930, to Vivian and Charles Macarthy Jr. and passed away on June 10 under hospice care in Naples, FL. He was the beloved husband of the late Joan Munro Macarthy, his wife of 54 years.
He is survived by his children, D. Mark Macarthy and Maureen Loucks (Kip), granddaughter Shannon DeTomaso (Marc) and great grandchildren, Isabella, and Domenic. He is also survived by his sister, Virginia Sweney and his dear friend Jane Edison. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Chris “CMAC” Macarthy.
Mr. Macarthy was born in and spent most of his life in Cincinnati, OH. He graduated from Withrow High School, earned an BBA from the University of Cincinnati and a MBA from Xavier University. After high school he enlisted in the US Army and served four years in the Army Security Agency. After college, he joined Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co. and retired 33 years later as a Vice President. He was active in the Jaycees, Boy Scouts, Rotary, and other civic organizations. He also belonged to the Masons, Scottish Rite, and the Shrine.
In 1989 he relocated to Collier County Florida and continued to be active in civic and social organizations. In retirement his main hobby was travel. He traveled to all 50 states and 7 continents plus 171 countries and autonomous territories as defined by the Circumnavigators Club of which he was a member. He was also a member of the Traveler’s Century Club. His preferred method of travel was by cruise line and was a passenger on 117 voyages.
There will be an open house celebration of his life from 2 to 4 pm at Top of the Pointe at Arbor Trace on June 18th, 1001 Arbor Lake Dr. Naples, FL 34110. Interment will be at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to one of the following:
Arbor Pointe Foundation (1000 Arbor Lake Dr, Naples, FL 34110)
or
Foundation of Bonita Naples Rotary Club
C/O K. Anderson (28702 Megan Dr, Bonita Springs, FL 31435)
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