Diarmuid R. McGuire ’64

Diarmuid graduated from North Hills High School in Pittsburgh as a debate champion and aspiring writer. At Princeton, he majored in history and dined at Campus.

Following two years as a teacher in Uganda for the Peace Corps, often riding his motorcycle through points of armed conflict, he went off to graduate school at Stanford in communications. As a summer intern for Newsweek, he covered the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, wandering through the tumult until he was swept up and spent the night in jail with Jerry Rubin. Along with his studies, he led anti-Vietnam war activism, graduating in 1972.

After involvement in a few political campaigns and demonstrations, where he met his wife, Pam, he spent two decades in the San Francisco Bay Area, working as a marketing consultant and community affairs director.

In 1994, Diarmuid purchased the Green Springs Inn in Ashland, Ore. Believing in the power of community to elevate individuals and create common good, he used the Inn to bring people together — for community events, parties, food, and more — seeking to promote shared values to elevate children, preserve ecosystems, and rescue humanity.

His indomitable love for family, community, politics, and beavers remained passionate to the end. He died Feb. 5, 2023, to a weak heart and bad fall. To Pam and children Kerry, Meghan, Padraic, and Molly, and their families, the class offers its condolences.