Paul Andrew McGinty

Paul Andrew McGinty, 88, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2007 in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Private family services will be held at a later time. Paul was born in Bedford, Iowa on Dec. 8, 1918 and moved to California as a child. In 1936 he graduated from high school in Long Beach, CA and then attended Long Beach Junior College. He married Violet Krutzfelt on Oct. 19, 1941 in Las Vegas, NV. During WW II he worked in the shipyards, as a welder, helping put together the fleet for the war. He later worked as the supervisor of building and grounds for the Little Lake School District in Norwalk, CA. From 1962 until 1968 he worked as a general contractor in Sonora, CA. He was the supervisor of building and grounds for Columbia Jr. College, retiring in 1982. He continued living in Columbia, CA until moving to Cocolalla, ID in 2003, to be close to his family. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Sandpoint. He enjoyed hunting and building homes for his family and his friends. Paul is survived by his wife, of 65 years, Violet McGinty, of Cocolalla, ID; 3 children Linda (and Leon) Jones of Avery, CA; Sharon (and Alan) Martinelli of Cocolalla, ID; Kurt (and Paula) McGinty of Cocolalla, ID; 4 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, 2 brothers Phillip McGinty of Riverbank, CA; James McGinty of Arroyo Grande, CA; Sister Ruth Helmuth of Arroyo Grande, CA. His parents and a brother preceded him in death.