Jan 13, 1920 - Sep 23, 2006

Robert George McGill was born in Minnesota on January 13, 1920. He moved to Culver City, CA in 1923. 

He graduated from the Catholic University in Washington, DC. 

Robert enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor and attended officer training school in New York City. He served in the South Pacific during World War II and then remained in the Navy Reserves until retiring as Lt. Commander in 1979. 

After World War II, Robert came to Claremont and began teaching at Claremont High School. Robert retired from teaching in 1985. Robert lost his 11-year battle wi th Alzheimer's, passing away on September 23, 2006. 

Robert is survived by his wife, Jean; son, Robert; and two grandsons, Sean and Paul. He is also survived by his brother, Roy McGill. He was a beloved father and family man. He will be sadly missed. 

Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Claremont. Interment will be private. 

- Published in Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on Oct. 4, 2006

Robert George McGill may have been one of the last public high school teachers to bring Latin into the lives of teenagers. Mr. McGill taught English and Latin at Claremont High School during the days when it was housed in the Old School House on the corner of Indian Hill and Foothill Boulevards. For more than 30 years, he taught at CHS, retiring in the mid-80s.

Mr. McGill, a native of Minnesota, died on September 23, 2006 after an 11-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Born in Minnesota on January 13, 1920, Mr. McGill moved to Culver City with his family in 1923. He attend­ed a Catholic high school in Los Angeles and graduated from the Catholic University in Washington DC.

On his way to becoming a priest, World War II broke out and Mr. McGill enlisted in the navy. He attended officer's training school in New York City, New York. During the war, he served in the South Pacific, remaining in the Navy Reserves until retiring as Lt. Commander in 1979.

After the war, Mr. McGill moved to Claremont. He earned a teaching credential from the University of California, Los Angeles and began teaching at Claremont High School in 1947. His only child, Robert McGill, went through the public school system in Claremont, graduat­ing from Claremont High School in 1972.
Mr. McGill was an avid reader who found particular enjoyment in the works of Dickens and Shakespeare. He also eagerly read about WWII naval history. "He was very smart and very nice and had a very sly sense of humor," said his son, Robert McGill. "He was very personable."

Mr. McGill is survived by his wife, Jean McGill of Claremont; by his son and daughter-in-law, Robert (CHS 1972)  and Shirley (Longstreet) McGill (CHS 1972) http://www.claremonthighalumnisociety.com/class_profile.cfm?member_id=4460897of Winnetka; by his grandsons, Sean and Paul McGill; and by his brother in Oregon.