Michael L McGuire

August 21, 2015.

Michael was born on August 4, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All of his primary schooling was done

at St. John’s Cathedral School in Milwaukee through the 12 th grade. He went on to attend Marquette

University and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business in 1958. After completing Officer

Candidate School in Newport, RI, Michael was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. While he

was stationed in Long Beach, CA, he met Helen – then a graduate student in Zoology at the University

of California Los Angeles. Michael and Helen were married in Irvington, NY in 1964. Later, he would

earn a Master's Degree in Financial Management from The George Washington University.

Michael’s Navy career took him and his family all over the world, including tours in Hawaii, Greece,

Italy, and England. During his tenure as Executive Officer on USS JENKINS (DD 447) from 1967-1969,

Michael completed his second tour of duty in Vietnam. He served as Commanding Officer on USS

MANLEY (DD 940) from 1972-1974, when the ship was stationed in Greece. During this tour, MANLEY

played a crucial role in countering Soviet naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea. Michael served 28

years as a Surface Warfare Officer, retiring at the rank of Captain in 1986. Following his military

retirement, he worked as a defense contractor, most notably with DARPA, until he retired in 2006.

Growing up in Wisconsin, Michael was a diehard Green Bay Packers fan attending games as a young

boy and was a shareholder as well. He volunteered with the neighborhood swim team; the Boy

Scouts of America; and as an usher for the Ft. Belvoir Catholic Community.

Michael, son of Leo and Frieda; brother of Mary Ellen; husband to Helen; father to Brian, Kathleen and

Maura; father-in-law to Nancy, Jim and Patrick; and patient grandfather to Charles, Hayden, Thomas,

Margaret, Anne, Molly and Brennan, will be honored with a Mass at Ft. Belvoir on Monday, August

31 st , 2015, at 10:00 AM, presided over by longtime friend of the family, Fr.John Mudd. Immediately

following the Mass, there will be a burial with military honors at Quantico National Cemetery on

Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his name to the Alzheimer’s Association, National

Capital Area Chapter. Please visit http://www.alz.org/nca/in_my_community_donate.asp for

donation options.