Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....McGuire, Philip Henry July 26, 1948
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Virginian-Pilot  July 27, 1948
Philip Henry McGuire, 49, Norfolk road and paving contractor for more than a 
decade, died yesterday at 11 a.m. at the University of Virginia Hospital in 
Charlottesville.
He had been in failing health for almost a year, but had kept his business 
contacts active through the paving contracting firm which he managed at 3811 
Killam Avenue. His business was recognized as the largest of its type in the 
South.
Born in Forestport, N.Y., on August 6, 1898, he came to Norfolk in 1909 and made 
his permanent home here. He attended local Catholic schools and Old Point Comfort 
College, a military and engineering school.
He early became associated in business with his father, Frank J. McGuire, who had 
established a road construction firm at the turn of the century. When his father 
died about three years ago, he continued the business and gained prominence 
throughout Virginia and the Carolinas,
Major Projects
One of his major projects in the city was paving Hampton Boulevard from the bridge 
to the Naval Base. He also contracted for several jobs at the Naval Air Station.
He was associated here with Fred A. Haycox in the operation of the Asphalt Roads 
and Materials Company and served as vice president.
With other members of the family, he held the controlling interest in the ferries 
linking Norfolk with Newport News and Old Point Comfort. Recently, however, the 
ferries were acquired by the State and are now a part of the highway system 
operated by the Virginia Highway Department.
A member of Sacred Heart Church, he made his home at 105 Cromwell Parkway.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Elsie Lee McGuire; his mother, Mrs. Stella
DeLaporte McGuire, and two sisters, Mrs. Clyde L. Davis and Mrs. V. M. Wagner, all 
of Norfolk, and a number of nieces and nephews.
The body was shipped to the H. D. Oliver Funeral Apartments late yesterday, 
pending funeral arrangements.	


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