EDWARD (EDDIE) CHARLES MCGRATH, son of the late Charles Lawrence McGrath and the late Lorraine (Young) passed away on June 189, 2026 in Baltimore Maryland.

Born on January 12, 1954 at the Naval Hospital in Oakland California. As a child Eddie loved playing with his sister Karen and brother Randy. Eddie has always been a big joker even at a young age. He would often hide in his father's postal truck and jump out to scare him, then he would have to take Eddie back home.

Eddie attended Oakland Public Schools in California and graduated from Carl Albert Sr, High School in Oklahoma.

Eddie joined the US Marine Corp. in June 1972, where he served in the Vietnam War. After leaving the US Marine Corp. in 1978, Eddie kept himself busy by earning a bachelor's degree in mortuary science at Rose State College in Oklahoma. Eddie had several careers in his life, he was an undercover cop in California. Once coming to Maryland he worked as Security at Prince George's Plaza and later with Black Hawk Security and Advance Security. Eddie also worked as a butcher, landscaper, asbestos cleaner and food transporter.

Eddie was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, where he met his sweetheart Maria. They married on March 9, 1996 and were sealed in the Washington DC Temple on November 10, 2007 for all time and eternity.

He was preceded in death by his father Charles, mother Lorraine and two sisters Juanita and Karen.

Eddie leaves to mourn his lovely wife of thirty years Maria; daughter, Marie; two sons, Irvin and Andrew; two granddaughters, Axiah and Ja'Nae; brothers, Randy McGrath (wife Marla) and Norman McGrath; sisters, Karla Smith (husband Ryan) and Emma Reese (husband Eric); brother-in-laws, Calvin Harper (wife Gail), Jerome Harper and Andre Harper; sister-in-laws, Henrietta Johnson (husband Wallace), Pauline Robinson (husband Samuel) and Bernice Sykes; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friend.