Kathleen Wade (Murphy) Maguire, 71 of Hollywood, MD peacefully passed on May 14, 2012 surrounded by her loving family.
Born on August 26, 1940 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Frances (Logan) Morgan and the late Otis Darrel Murphy.
Growing up in Washington, DC, she graduated from Anacostia High School where she met her late husband, James Nolan Maguire.
During her working years, she was a personnel assistant at Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, MD. She worked for Raytheon in Landover, MD in the personnel office conducting seminars for new employees and did some traveling. She worked part-time driving a school bus for the King George County School System and worked for Wegam's Grocery Store in Fredericksburg, VA.
The Maguires were antique car enthusiasts while raising their loving children. In addition to attending car shows and being active in the local car clubs, Kathy was an active church-goer. She enjoyed shopping for the best bargains, yard saleing, gardening, spending time with her family and friends and traveling. She was a very compassionate and loving person who was always thinking of others, even during her bad days.
Kathy was a beloved mother to and is survived by James Nolan Maguire, Jr. of Waldorf, MD, Mark Daryl Maguire of Parksley, VA, Suzanne Marie Maguire of Hollywood, MD, and Sean Matthew Maguire of Owings, MD, and her fabulous grandchildren, Barbara Jean, Stephen Wade, Jordin Mallory, Hollin Brooke, A. Nolan, Katherine Elizabeth, and Madeline Morgan. She is also survived by her siblings, David Murphy, David Morgan, Thomas Morgan, Craig Phillip Morgan, Laura Miller, and Jean Fitzgerald.
Family and friends will be received for a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville, MD. A lunch reception will follow in the multipurpose room.
Interment will immediately follow lunch at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pomfret, MD.
In lieu of flowers please donate to the Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com