Paul McGuinness, Jr. Obituary

Paul McGuinness, Jr. attended Herndon High School in Herndon, VA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Paul Mcguinness, Jr..

Graduation Year	Class of 2015
Date of Passing	Dec 17, 2015
About	Police: 19-year-old Reston man is found dead in Northwest D.C. December 17, 2015By Peter Hermann D.C. police said Thursday evening that a 19-year-old Reston man had been found dead in an alley off a street lined with bars in Northwest Washington’s Adams Morgan neighborhood. Police spokesman Hugh Carew identified the man as Paul Michael McGuinness Jr. In a preliminary report, police said that the body was found about noon in an alley behind the 2400 block of 18th Street and that McGuinness was pronounced dead officially at 2:40 p.m. Paul Michael McGuinness, who identified himself as the teenager’s father, confirmed that police notified the family Thursday afternoon that his son had been found in Adams Morgan, a nightlife destination. In a brief telephone interview, the father would not provide details of what police had told him, and he said he was not prepared to discuss what had happened to his son. “I cannot comment right now. The police are still investigating,” he said. Police said the younger McGuinness had been missing since about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and was last seen near a bar in the 2400 block of 18th Street. A missing-persons report was filed Wednesday, and relatives and friends posted messages on Twitter and Facebook seeking help in finding the 19-year-old. Police have classified the case as a death investigation, rather than a homicide. Clarence Williams, Alice Crites and Perry Stein contributed to this report. News Update: Body in Adams Morgan IDed as Reston Teen Karen GoffDecember 18, 2015 at 12:00pm Paul McGuinness/Hearnon High YearbookThe body found in an Adams Morgan alley on Thursday has been identified as Reston college student Paul McGuinness Jr., a police spokesman told The Washington Post. McGuinness’s family members have also said it was McGuinness, 19, whom they found lifeless at the bottom of a stairwell in the 2400 block of 18th Street in DC. The family members told TV reporters they spent hours searching the area after McGuinness was reported missing on Wednesday. They said McGuinness had gone to Adams Morgan with a cousin and was last seen about 1:30 a.m. at a bar, Madam’s Organ, located at 2461 18th St.NW McGuinness was a 2015 graduate of Herndon High School who was home on winter break from his freshman year at Virginia Commonwealth University. “He was a JOY,” said Dannielle LaRosa, a Herndon High parent. “He always had a smile for everyone. I am heartbroken.” McGuinness attended Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington before transferring to Herndon for his senior year. He played on the Hornets’ football team in the 2014 season, according to the HHS yearbook. Police are still investigating the cause of death and what exactly happened early Wednesday, but foul play is not suspected. This is the second tragedy to hit the Herndon High Community in the last five months. In August, three members of Herndon High’s Class of 2014 – Kyle Mathers, Holly Novak and Dale Neibaur – were killed in a car crash on their way to a gaming festival near Austin, Texas. A fourth HHS grad, Kevin DiCicco, was badly injured in the crash. Photo: Paul McGuinness/Courtesy Herndon High yearbook
Events	https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-investigate-body-found-in-adams-morgan-alley/2015/12/17/ba262c08-a4f5-11e5-ad3f-991ce3374e23_story.html https://www.restonnow.com/2015/12/18/update-body-in-adams-morgan-ided-as-reston-teen/ https://www.restonnow.com/2015/12/17/missing-reston-teen-last-seen-near-where-body-found-in-dc/