John William “Buddy” McGrath, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Shady Cove, Oregon, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 25, 1959, in Brookhaven. He will be buried in the Central Point National Cemetery in Central Point, Oregon. 

Mr. McGrath served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany for four years. After being honorably discharged he lived near his parents, John and Gwen McGrath in Davis, California for a number of years before moving to Shady Cove, Oregon.

Survivors are his parents, John and Gwen McGrath; sister, Catherine McGrath Richardson; aunt, Jayne McGrath Sutton; and two nephews, Joseph and Adam Richardson.