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August 14, 2010Desmond Eugene McGinn, 54, a native of Brownsville, Texas, and resident of Shreveport, La., died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
Mr. McGinn enjoyed playing tennis, building computers from components and was a sports writer for numerous newspapers. He served in the Marine Corps for eight years and attained the rank of captain.
He is survived by his mother, Barbara Callais McGinn; sons, Desmond Thomas and Nicholas Monroe McGinn; daughter, Mary Adrienne McGinn; brother, Decatur Callais; sister, Anna Barrios; godson, Jeremy Shaw; one grandson, Ashton Thomas McGinn; uncles, Evans Jr., Terrence, Gary “Black” and James Callais; and aunt, Gayle Brister; and their families.
He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas M. McGinn; grandparents, Hugh and Frances McGinn, and Anna Callais; great-grandparents, Eugene and Cherita Chouest; and cousins, Terrence Jr. and Hope Danielle Callais.
He is buried at Cheramie Cemetery.
(Falgout Funeral Home)