Neil W. McCarty, 63, of Temple, Texas, passed away on September 12, 2010 in Temple, Texas. A memorial service in Neil's honor will be held on September 25, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Jimmy Towers officiating. Neil was born June 23, 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Douglas and Bonnie McCarty. After serving in the U. S. Army, Neil started his career as a pioneer of McLane in 1972 as VP for Distribution and after 30 years with the McLane family, he retired from his position as Executive VP of Information Systems, Strategic Planning and E-Commerce. Neil was instrumental in the construction, start-up and opening of numerous McLane Divisions such as Northwest, Suneast, High Plains, Pacific, Northeast, Sunwest, Merit Distribution, and McLane Southern. Neil is survived by his love, Toni, and their children and grandchildren. They are Christopher Harrell and wife, Doreen; Keri McCarty-Ulrich and husband, Lucius; and Neil McCarty II and wife, Dana. Their seven beautiful grandchildren are: Austin, Phoenix, Kailey, McKenzie, Neil III (Trey), Mercer, and Rachael. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to: Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children 19051 FM 2484 Killeen, Texas 76542-5068 (254) 554-5555 http://peaceablekingdomretreat.com/ "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord"
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