Terry McGuire, Deputy Imperial Potentate for Shriners International, passed away on Sunday, January 11, after a brief illness. McGuire was serving his tenth year as a member of the Boards of Directors for Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for Children. McGuire was re-elected in 2008 during the Shrinersʼ annual Imperial Council Session. As Deputy Imperial Potentate, he was a part of the 13-member body that helps govern the Shriners fraternity. He was also an emeritus member of the Houston Shriners Hospital Board of Governors and treasurer and chairman of the Finance Committee. McGuire was raised a Master Mason in 1959 and was a member of Triune Lodge #15. He was Past Potentate of Alzafar Shriners and served as president of the Mounted Horse Patrol. He served as District Deputy Grand Master in 2000 and was a member of the Scottish Rite and York Rite bodies. For the last 25 years, McGuire served as a representative to the Imperial Council. He also served as chairman of the Dispensations and Charters Committee, and as vice-chairman of the Imperial Marshal Aides Committee. In 2008, he was invited into membership in St. Anthony Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine and received his 50-year pin from the Grand Lodge of Texas. McGuire was director of marketing and facility planner for one of the oldest and largest architectural firms in San Antonio, specializing in education and health care facilities. Previously, he spent 28 years in public school administration, where he was assistant superintendent for the eighth-largest school district in Texas. McGuire served as a board member of the Northwest YMCA; was a member of the San Antonio Executive Association and the Harp and Shamrock Society; and a life-member of the San Antonio Livestock Association. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 14 from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. at Porter Loring North Funeral Home at 2102 North Loop- 1604 East @ Gold Canyon Drive in San Antonio, Texas. A church funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 15 at 10:30 a.m. at the Oxford Methodist Church at 9655 Huebner Road in San Antonio, Texas. Internment will follow at Mission North Cemetery immediately following the service. In leiu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Terry McGuire's name to Shriners Hospitals for Children and mailed to: Shriners Hospitals for Children
2900 Rocky Point Dr.
Tampa, FL 33617
Attn: Donor Relations Memorial donations can also be made in his name to:
Oxford United Methodist Church
9655 Huebner Rd.
San Antonio, Texas 78240 |