Texas State Army ROTC - MAJ(R) Scott McGinnis
Memorial Website: http://www.bobcatbattalion.com/scottmcginnis
Scott L. McGinnis, of San Marcos, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at the age of 52. He was born on Dec. 13, 1955, in Norfolk, Neb., to Jim and Bonnie (Luther) McGinnis.
He is survived by his parents; his daughter, Kelly McGinnis; brother, Mike McGinnis and wife, Tracy and their children, Meagan, Matt and Meredith; sister, Jean Carberry; uncle and aunt, Howard and Joel McGinnis and cousins, Paul and Laurie McGinnis, aunt Sally Chisholm and cousin, Andrew Chisholm and family, aunt and uncle, Carl and Karen Drasee and cousins, John Drasee, Margaret Drasee and Mark Drasee.
Memorial services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 20 in the Pennington Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D.
Arrangements under the care and guidance of Pennington Funeral Home, 323 North Comanche Street, San Marcos, Texas 78666, 353-4311.
"For those of you who did not know MAJ McGinnis, please allow me to share things about him with you. MAJ McGinnis was an Engineer Officer who became PMS from approx 1994-1995/96. As his Cadet BC, he allowed me the flexibility to train the MSIII’s as I and my cadet staff saw fit in order to get them prepared for advance camp. He provided guidance and let us (the cadets) lead the way. It was under his and then CPT (now LTC) Fernando Avalos’ watch that the SWT ROTC program flourished and won the best small school ROTC program in the country. MAJ McGinnis and I both travled to Fort Monroe, VA so that GEN Hartzog (then the TRADOC Cdr) could place a streamer on our battalion colors. I have many fond memories of that trip to Virginia but none beats watching MAJ McGinnis and GEN Hartzog tie that streamer on OUR SWT ROTC Battalion colors. That was truely a proud moment for the SWT ROTC Battalion. May he rest in peace."
- MAJ Omar Lomas
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