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Always remembered,

Joshua Mason McGinty

October 12, 1972 – January 17, 2023

Lived 50 years

Bagdad Cemetery · Leander, TX

“For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s” - Romans 14:8

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Life story

On Tuesday January 17, Joshua Mason McGinty, born in Georgetown, TX on October 12, 1972, a beloved son, soulmate, dad, and Da was called home to be with his Savior.

Blessed at birth to David Wayne McGinty and Karen Keith Goshen, Josh was a patient, tender-hearted, genuine, kind, compassionate, talented, brilliant, God-fearing man who made every person he met feel special.

He set eyes on the love of his life, Ellen, when he was 21. They enjoyed 28 years of bliss-filled marriage. He was joined in life by his brother, Charles McGinty, and his sister, Judith Allen Brown. His children are Mason McGinty and Cathryn Tucker (Trey). He was blessed with two grandchildren by Cathryn and Trey: Castle and Cannon Tucker.

He is preceded in death by Letha McGinty, Arthur McGinty, Phillip Keith, Geneva Davis Keith, and Sherrill Lynn Keith.

Josh’s smile was infectious. He was a leader who was known and revered by many. Acting as a mentor for all that came to him, he always, full of unconditional love, offered optimism and a “How can I serve you?” attitude. High school was the height of his original education. However, he learned more in his lifetime of sales, Army National Guard service, and extensive world travel. Josh decided to further his education later in life online at Liberty University where he earned an induction into the National Honors Society of Online Students. He was actively engaged in his family’s lives from his wife’s entrepreneurial spirits, his son’s automotive aspirations, and his daughter’s travel ambitions. Once moved to Burnet, Ellen and Josh enjoyed their mornings and evenings watching the sun rise and set on the beautiful Texas Hill Country.

The times Josh felt at home was in the presence of his “Amore”, engaged in God’s Word, and enjoying services and Life Groups at his home church: Celebration Church of Georgetown, TX. The best way he could describe these feelings was through poetry, which Ellen has accumulated a novel’s worth over their lifetime of love.

To view Josh’s Celebration of Life held at Celebration Church, please utilize this link:

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Family milestones in gold, history for context

1972

Born October 12

1982

Joshua was 10 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"

1989

Joshua was 17 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series

1994

Joshua was 22 when "Friends" premiered

1997

Joshua was 25 when "Titanic" opened in theaters

2001

Joshua was 29 when former Texas governor George W. Bush became president

2003

Joshua was 31 when the Iraq War began

2023

Passed away January 17, age 50

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Mason McGinty 96w

Christmastime in Burnet - 2024

Going to see Christmas lights and get chick fil a shakes like we always used to. I love you and we all miss you and wish you could share these moments with us.

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Cathryn Tucker 155w

See You Again

Daddy, Oh how grateful I am for the time we were able to spend together. For all of the smiles, hugs, laughs, stories, and memories…how I wish I could recount them all!! I miss you more than words could ever describe. Thank you for being such a beautiful example of a father here on earth. One that I could come to about anything. One who was there for me no matter what. One who was patience personified. I’m so grateful that you were able to love 2 of your grandchildren. They miss you so very much. It’s been really hard to explain that we won’t be able to see you again this side of heaven. It breaks my heart every time they ask. But wow! The joy I have in knowing we WILL be able to see you again in fullness of perfect love!! How amazing is that thought?! We ask God all the time to tell you we love and miss you and to give you really big hugs from us! Thank you for being the absolute BEST dad and Da in the whole wide world! We so look forward to being with you again! Love, Your Sugar Plum

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Ellen McGintyOh my heart! He loved those babies🥰

Mason McGinty 156w

Making my life feel special

You living your life to the fullest, putting God and your family above all else never clicked with me how SPECIAL it was until I matured into the man you shaped me to be. I realize the times you wanted to play games with me, watch movies with me, work on cars with me, read the Bible with me, do devotionals with me, and take me and the rest of our family on vacation was you showing just how much I and the rest of us mean to you. The fact that YOU put effort, ACTUAL blood, sweat, and tears, into forming me into a Godly man shows me that my life is much more SPECIAL than I ever gave it credit. Everyone can take a lesson out of your book on priorities, just as everyone can take a lesson out of mine on understanding life is worth something, something SPECIAL.