James Michael "Butch" McGuire

He was born on April 19th, 1949 to his wonderful parents, Lester “Mickey” and Alva McGuire who have both preceded him in death.

He has three loving siblings and their spouses, Ron and Linda McGuire of Austin, Texas, Lonnie and Joey Pestano of Laguna Hills, California and Dennis and Debbie McGuire of Grand Junction, Colorado. He has nine nieces and nephews and eight great-nieces and nephews who all adore him.

Jim grew up in Southern California; he moved to Austin in 1982 and never looked back. He loved Texas and everything about it. He was self-employed as an Architect and had a talent for creating beautiful homes. He was quite the perfectionist and anything he did was done to perfection. He was a loyal member of St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in downtown Austin. Jim had a great sense of humor, those who knew him, loved him. He served in the Vietnam War and was awarded many medals including the Purple Heart. He loved America and everything it stands for. He will be missed beyond measure, and will always be remembered by his family and friends. We all want to say, bye Duuude…we will see you on the other side! Much love and thanks goes to Stonebridge Health Center for taking such excellent care of Jim for this last and very difficult year of his life. We appreciate all of you more than you will ever know!

The family will receive friends at 11:00 a.m. with funeral services to follow at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 18, 2012 in the Chapel of Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Cook-Walden/Forest Oaks Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Jim to any Veteran’s or Alzheimer’s charity.