Attorney Mcgavin

Attorney Frederick G. McGavin, 91, of Wyomissing, passed away January 15, 2009 in the Reading Hospital a patient since Saturday. He was the Loving Husband of Berenice W. (Walley) McGavin, to whom he was married for 66 years.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Arthur E. and Angleine M. (Mettetal) McGavin.

He was a graduate of Wyomissing High School, Dickinson College and Temple University Law School-Juris Doctor. Attorney McGavin served in the Army during WWII and served three years in the Army Medical Corp as a non-commissioned officer from 1943-1946. He received a certificate of Commendation Award September 20, 1945. He was Of Counsel with Thomas M. Binder, Attorney at Law, in Sinking Spring. He attended law school at night and during the day was employed by Berks County Trust Co. and several Philadelphia insurance firms. His military service interrupted his law studies and he graduated from Temple after coming out of the Army. Attorney McGavin was a member of Berks, PA and American Bar Association; Legends of The Bar, April 19, 2006; Dickison College and Temple University Alumni Clubs; the Rotary Club of Reading; Enlich Law Club; Green Valley Country Club; Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity; American Judiciary Society; Puritan Lodge #740 F&A.M. Tall Cedars of Lebanon and served as Potentate from 1977-1978. He was appointed chief county solicitor in 1964; elected to West Reading School Board 1951-1956; admitted to practice before the Berks County Court, Superior Court, State Supreme Court, Federal District Court, the US Circuit Court and the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Treasury Department

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Attorney Frederick G. McGavin may be made to: The Cardiology Department of the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Sixth Ave. and Spruce Streets, West Reading, PA 19611; or to The Shriner's Hospital for C