Desmond McGinn

Thursday, Aug. 12
August 12, 2010
Saturday, Aug. 14
August 14, 2010
Thursday, Aug. 12
August 12, 2010
Saturday, Aug. 14
August 14, 2010

Desmond 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)

Desmond McGinn