Obituary from the Shreveport Journal newspaper, Nov. 27, 1974, Wednesday, p. 1:
Irish McNeel Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Sports for Boys Gym for J. S. (Irish) McNeel of Shreveport, well known for his coaching of young boxers and his Sports for Boys program. He died Tuesday at Schumpert Medical Center after a long illness.
Mr. McNeel, 60, was a former professional boxer and in his later years was coach for several well-known boxers, including Tim Dement of Bossier City, who fought in the Munich Olympics.
A native of Beaumont, Tex., Mr. McNeel had resided in Shreveport for 37 years and had been employed as an installer-repairman for South Central Bell Telephone Co.
He organized the Shreveport Physical Fitness Club for Young Men in 1955 and trained boxers at the Central YMCA. The club was later located on Texas Avenue before moving to its fairground location.
The Sports for Boys program is free and about 300 boys currently participate in the activities.
Mr. McNeel was a member of Queensborough Baptist Church, Optimist Club, Queensborough Masonic Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Amateur Athletic Union. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Telephone Pioneers.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Syble McNeel of Shreveport; his mother, Mrs. Shirley McNeel of Beaumont; one son, Patrick S. McNeel of Pascagoula. Miss.; one daughter, Mrs. Charles T. Lambert of Shreveport; three sisters, Mrs. W. I. Irwin of Beaumont, Mrs. Roberta Smiley of Galveston, Tex., and Mrs. Catherine Tankersley of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six brothers, Willie J. McNeel, Lee McNeel Sr., Archie McNeel and Dan McNeel, all of Beaumont, Leon McNeel of Philadelphia, Pa., and Richard McNeel of Las Vegas, Nev.; and three grandchildren.
Rev. Eugene Spruell, pastor of Western Hills Baptist Church, will officiate the funeral services with burial in Forest Park Cemetery West under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home's Marshall Street Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sports for Boys.
Pallbearers will be Dan Sawyer, Dallas Greene, John Edgar, Buddy Bonner, John Pollock and Shelby McCracken.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Sports for Boys and Indoor Sports, Airport West Optimist Club, Telephone Pioneers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Mothers' Club for Sports for Boys and Girls and Queensborough Masonic Lodge.
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The Ballad of Irish McNeel by George Dement
It's Easy To Love A Lovable Kid
One With All of the Manners and Poise
But The Poor Little Ones Who Have No Friends
Are Irish's Kind of Boys
He Has A Special Way With Them
He Didn't Learn This In School
Don't Kid A Kid, As Irish Says,
Has Always Been My Rule
Be Honest With Them When You Begin
And Let Everything You Say Be True
Because It's Not What You've Got
When You Start That Counts
It's What You've Got When You Are Through
They Come To Him From Everywhere
Looking For His Helping Hand
And Time After Time and Time Again
He's Helped A Boy Become A Good Man
I Like To Be Where The Action Is
The Fighting And Racket And All
There Ain't Much Noise In A Prison Cell
And In A Grave There's None At All
It's This Kind Of Wisdom That He Passes On
And The List Continues To Grow
What Good This Does Is Hard To Tell
And Maybe We'll Never Know
If You Ever Spend Time Talking With Irish
About The Things Of His Past
Someone Will Say In A Solemn Way,
And This Question Will Be Asked
What Do You Expect To Gain From This
What Will You Get In The End?
If I Can Help One Boy Become A Good Man
I've Been Paid In Full……My Friend.
Irish McNeel Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Sports for Boys Gym for J. S. (Irish) McNeel of Shreveport, well known for his coaching of young boxers and his Sports for Boys program. He died Tuesday at Schumpert Medical Center after a long illness.
Mr. McNeel, 60, was a former professional boxer and in his later years was coach for several well-known boxers, including Tim Dement of Bossier City, who fought in the Munich Olympics.
A native of Beaumont, Tex., Mr. McNeel had resided in Shreveport for 37 years and had been employed as an installer-repairman for South Central Bell Telephone Co.
He organized the Shreveport Physical Fitness Club for Young Men in 1955 and trained boxers at the Central YMCA. The club was later located on Texas Avenue before moving to its fairground location.
The Sports for Boys program is free and about 300 boys currently participate in the activities.
Mr. McNeel was a member of Queensborough Baptist Church, Optimist Club, Queensborough Masonic Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Amateur Athletic Union. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Telephone Pioneers.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Syble McNeel of Shreveport; his mother, Mrs. Shirley McNeel of Beaumont; one son, Patrick S. McNeel of Pascagoula. Miss.; one daughter, Mrs. Charles T. Lambert of Shreveport; three sisters, Mrs. W. I. Irwin of Beaumont, Mrs. Roberta Smiley of Galveston, Tex., and Mrs. Catherine Tankersley of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six brothers, Willie J. McNeel, Lee McNeel Sr., Archie McNeel and Dan McNeel, all of Beaumont, Leon McNeel of Philadelphia, Pa., and Richard McNeel of Las Vegas, Nev.; and three grandchildren.
Rev. Eugene Spruell, pastor of Western Hills Baptist Church, will officiate the funeral services with burial in Forest Park Cemetery West under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home's Marshall Street Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sports for Boys.
Pallbearers will be Dan Sawyer, Dallas Greene, John Edgar, Buddy Bonner, John Pollock and Shelby McCracken.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Sports for Boys and Indoor Sports, Airport West Optimist Club, Telephone Pioneers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Mothers' Club for Sports for Boys and Girls and Queensborough Masonic Lodge.
___________________________________________
The Ballad of Irish McNeel by George Dement
It's Easy To Love A Lovable Kid
One With All of the Manners and Poise
But The Poor Little Ones Who Have No Friends
Are Irish's Kind of Boys
He Has A Special Way With Them
He Didn't Learn This In School
Don't Kid A Kid, As Irish Says,
Has Always Been My Rule
Be Honest With Them When You Begin
And Let Everything You Say Be True
Because It's Not What You've Got
When You Start That Counts
It's What You've Got When You Are Through
They Come To Him From Everywhere
Looking For His Helping Hand
And Time After Time and Time Again
He's Helped A Boy Become A Good Man
I Like To Be Where The Action Is
The Fighting And Racket And All
There Ain't Much Noise In A Prison Cell
And In A Grave There's None At All
It's This Kind Of Wisdom That He Passes On
And The List Continues To Grow
What Good This Does Is Hard To Tell
And Maybe We'll Never Know
If You Ever Spend Time Talking With Irish
About The Things Of His Past
Someone Will Say In A Solemn Way,
And This Question Will Be Asked
What Do You Expect To Gain From This
What Will You Get In The End?
If I Can Help One Boy Become A Good Man
I've Been Paid In Full……My Friend.
Obituary from the Shreveport Journal newspaper, Nov. 27, 1974, Wednesday, p. 1:
Irish McNeel Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Sports for Boys Gym for J. S. (Irish) McNeel of Shreveport, well known for his coaching of young boxers and his Sports for Boys program. He died Tuesday at Schumpert Medical Center after a long illness.
Mr. McNeel, 60, was a former professional boxer and in his later years was coach for several well-known boxers, including Tim Dement of Bossier City, who fought in the Munich Olympics.
A native of Beaumont, Tex., Mr. McNeel had resided in Shreveport for 37 years and had been employed as an installer-repairman for South Central Bell Telephone Co.
He organized the Shreveport Physical Fitness Club for Young Men in 1955 and trained boxers at the Central YMCA. The club was later located on Texas Avenue before moving to its fairground location.
The Sports for Boys program is free and about 300 boys currently participate in the activities.
Mr. McNeel was a member of Queensborough Baptist Church, Optimist Club, Queensborough Masonic Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Amateur Athletic Union. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Telephone Pioneers.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Syble McNeel of Shreveport; his mother, Mrs. Shirley McNeel of Beaumont; one son, Patrick S. McNeel of Pascagoula. Miss.; one daughter, Mrs. Charles T. Lambert of Shreveport; three sisters, Mrs. W. I. Irwin of Beaumont, Mrs. Roberta Smiley of Galveston, Tex., and Mrs. Catherine Tankersley of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six brothers, Willie J. McNeel, Lee McNeel Sr., Archie McNeel and Dan McNeel, all of Beaumont, Leon McNeel of Philadelphia, Pa., and Richard McNeel of Las Vegas, Nev.; and three grandchildren.
Rev. Eugene Spruell, pastor of Western Hills Baptist Church, will officiate the funeral services with burial in Forest Park Cemetery West under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home's Marshall Street Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sports for Boys.
Pallbearers will be Dan Sawyer, Dallas Greene, John Edgar, Buddy Bonner, John Pollock and Shelby McCracken.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Sports for Boys and Indoor Sports, Airport West Optimist Club, Telephone Pioneers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Mothers' Club for Sports for Boys and Girls and Queensborough Masonic Lodge.
___________________________________________
The Ballad of Irish McNeel by George Dement
It's Easy To Love A Lovable Kid
One With All of the Manners and Poise
But The Poor Little Ones Who Have No Friends
Are Irish's Kind of Boys
He Has A Special Way With Them
He Didn't Learn This In School
Don't Kid A Kid, As Irish Says,
Has Always Been My Rule
Be Honest With Them When You Begin
And Let Everything You Say Be True
Because It's Not What You've Got
When You Start That Counts
It's What You've Got When You Are Through
They Come To Him From Everywhere
Looking For His Helping Hand
And Time After Time and Time Again
He's Helped A Boy Become A Good Man
I Like To Be Where The Action Is
The Fighting And Racket And All
There Ain't Much Noise In A Prison Cell
And In A Grave There's None At All
It's This Kind Of Wisdom That He Passes On
And The List Continues To Grow
What Good This Does Is Hard To Tell
And Maybe We'll Never Know
If You Ever Spend Time Talking With Irish
About The Things Of His Past
Someone Will Say In A Solemn Way,
And This Question Will Be Asked
What Do You Expect To Gain From This
What Will You Get In The End?
If I Can Help One Boy Become A Good Man
I've Been Paid In Full……My Friend.
Irish McNeel Dies After Long Illness
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Sports for Boys Gym for J. S. (Irish) McNeel of Shreveport, well known for his coaching of young boxers and his Sports for Boys program. He died Tuesday at Schumpert Medical Center after a long illness.
Mr. McNeel, 60, was a former professional boxer and in his later years was coach for several well-known boxers, including Tim Dement of Bossier City, who fought in the Munich Olympics.
A native of Beaumont, Tex., Mr. McNeel had resided in Shreveport for 37 years and had been employed as an installer-repairman for South Central Bell Telephone Co.
He organized the Shreveport Physical Fitness Club for Young Men in 1955 and trained boxers at the Central YMCA. The club was later located on Texas Avenue before moving to its fairground location.
The Sports for Boys program is free and about 300 boys currently participate in the activities.
Mr. McNeel was a member of Queensborough Baptist Church, Optimist Club, Queensborough Masonic Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Amateur Athletic Union. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Telephone Pioneers.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Syble McNeel of Shreveport; his mother, Mrs. Shirley McNeel of Beaumont; one son, Patrick S. McNeel of Pascagoula. Miss.; one daughter, Mrs. Charles T. Lambert of Shreveport; three sisters, Mrs. W. I. Irwin of Beaumont, Mrs. Roberta Smiley of Galveston, Tex., and Mrs. Catherine Tankersley of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six brothers, Willie J. McNeel, Lee McNeel Sr., Archie McNeel and Dan McNeel, all of Beaumont, Leon McNeel of Philadelphia, Pa., and Richard McNeel of Las Vegas, Nev.; and three grandchildren.
Rev. Eugene Spruell, pastor of Western Hills Baptist Church, will officiate the funeral services with burial in Forest Park Cemetery West under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home's Marshall Street Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sports for Boys.
Pallbearers will be Dan Sawyer, Dallas Greene, John Edgar, Buddy Bonner, John Pollock and Shelby McCracken.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Sports for Boys and Indoor Sports, Airport West Optimist Club, Telephone Pioneers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Mothers' Club for Sports for Boys and Girls and Queensborough Masonic Lodge.
___________________________________________
The Ballad of Irish McNeel by George Dement
It's Easy To Love A Lovable Kid
One With All of the Manners and Poise
But The Poor Little Ones Who Have No Friends
Are Irish's Kind of Boys
He Has A Special Way With Them
He Didn't Learn This In School
Don't Kid A Kid, As Irish Says,
Has Always Been My Rule
Be Honest With Them When You Begin
And Let Everything You Say Be True
Because It's Not What You've Got
When You Start That Counts
It's What You've Got When You Are Through
They Come To Him From Everywhere
Looking For His Helping Hand
And Time After Time and Time Again
He's Helped A Boy Become A Good Man
I Like To Be Where The Action Is
The Fighting And Racket And All
There Ain't Much Noise In A Prison Cell
And In A Grave There's None At All
It's This Kind Of Wisdom That He Passes On
And The List Continues To Grow
What Good This Does Is Hard To Tell
And Maybe We'll Never Know
If You Ever Spend Time Talking With Irish
About The Things Of His Past
Someone Will Say In A Solemn Way,
And This Question Will Be Asked
What Do You Expect To Gain From This
What Will You Get In The End?
If I Can Help One Boy Become A Good Man
I've Been Paid In Full……My Friend.
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