Robert J. McGuire
LEXINGTON — Robert J. McGuire, 71, of Lexington, died Nov. 27, 1998, at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington.
He was born Jan. 12, 1927, at Grand Island to Paul W. and Lois C. Schick McGuire. He moved to Lexington from Wood River in 1933. He graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1945 and from Regis College in Denver in 1950. 
Following college, he worked as the office manager for Alfalfa, Inc. in Audubon, Iowa and then managed the office for Haymaker Feeds at Darr from 1950 to 1952. In 1952 he joined Chiles and Company as a Registered Representative. 
From 1952 to 1960 he was resident manager of the Lexington office, from 1961 to 1970 was the assistant vice president and office manager of the Lexington office for Chiles Heider and Company. In 1983, the firm sold to Shearson American Express 
and in 1984 became Shearson Lehman. In 1987 became Shearson Lehman Hutton. The office was maintained in the McGuire building from 1968 to the present.
Mr. McGuire was very active in Boy Scouts. he served the boy scout organization as a boy scout, an eagle scout, scoutmaster, vice president of finance for the Overton Trails Council and was serving on the board of directors.
He was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, serving on many committees throughout the years. From 1960 to 1965 he was a member of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting.
He received many awards throughout the years including; the St. George Award from the National Catholics on Scouting, the Distinguished Service Award from the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, Good Neighbor Citation from the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, 
received the Silver Beaver Award from the Overland Trails Council.
He was past president of the Lexington Community Concert Association, past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, past president of the Lexington Lions Club and a former Rotarian, past president of the Lexington Arts Council, 
past vice-president of the Lexington Foundation and a board member of the Dawson County Historical Society and Museum.
Survivors include three sisters, Mary Alice of Denver, Jane Earnest and Kay A. (Jim) Bain of North Platte; a brother, Michael Paul of Chicago; nieces, nephews and a very special cousin, Mary Ann Richards of Grand Island.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, Paul Bain.
A memorial has been established.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. today at the St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Rev. Ray Kosmicki officiating. Burial in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge.