More detail on this person: April 2, 2012
William E. McGee, 75, died at home after a long,
brave battle with cancer on April 2, 2012. He was
born in Prospect, Maine, and raised in Milford,
New Hampshire. He had been a resident of
Liverpool since 1968. He was a graduate of the
University of New Hampshire. He was a veteran of
the US Army for 13 years, five years of which were
active duty, attaining the rank of captain. He was
a pilot of both helicopters and fixed wing
aircraft. In Vietnam, he flew over 400 combat
missions and rescued wounded US and
Vietnamese soldiers while under enemy fire. He
was a free-lance writer, the author of many
stories and articles which were published in
Europe and the U.S. His book, "Men of Granite",
was published in 2007. Since 2011, Bill has
written a quarterly column for the "New Hampshire
To Do" Magazine. Bill retired from Dupont's
Biotechnology Division in 1989 after 22 years in
sales and marketing. He founded Microtome
Service Company which he managed until 2010. Bill
was an Eagle Scout and Silver Beaver and was
active in the Boy Scouts for over 45 years,
serving as a Cub Den Leader, Scoutmaster,
Woodbadge Instructor and District Commissioner.
He was on the Advisory Board of the Lee Scouting
Museum in New Hampshire and Chairman of the
Hillcourt Scout Museum at Scout Camp Woodland
in Constantia. He was predeceased by his first
wife, Rebecca "Becky" McGee, who died in 1984.
Their children are Mark McGee and Elizabeth
McGee, the mother of his two grandchildren. He is
also survived by Joan Mosley Macko, his wife of 25
years, and her children, Mark Macko (Sue),
Elizabeth Zellar (John), Cheryl Hazen (Bruno) and
Scott Macko (Holly) and five grandchildren.
Calling hours will be held at the United Church of
Christ in Bayberry, 215 Blackberry Road,
Liverpool, on Thursday, April 5, from 1 to 3 p.m.
with a funeral service at 3 p.m. In lieu of
flowers, contributions to the Hillcourt Scout
Museum, Longhouse Council, Boy Scouts of
America, 2803 Brewerton Road, Syracuse, NY
13211. For more information, see
www.chebeaqueisland.org Maurer Funeral Home,
Inc. www.maurerfuneralhome.com
Published in Syracuse Post Standard on April 4,
2012
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