The Honorable Robert Bruce McGuinnes, Esq. , 68, passed away Friday, May 1, 2026, in Jackson, Kentucky where he resided with his wife, Genevieve Neace. Born on September 8, 1957, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James B, and Carolyn N. (Mantz) McGuinness. He was predeceased by his brother: (Scott Alan McGuinness (1963-2016).
Bob was a 1975 graduate of Louis E. Dieruff High School. He graduated from Purdue University and earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1983 at the University of Alabama School of Law. He began his career in the law in the legal aid arena in Kentucky, was a public defender in Franklin and Towanda, Pennsylvania where he served from 1996 to 1999 as District Attorney and from 2013 to 2023 as Hearing Master of Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Alongside Bob’s passion for the law was his love of the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Eagles in that order. Bob was equally at home in a stadium and a Broadway theater, with a beer of good glass of wine, in a board room or at a chess board, and before the bench, on the bench or warming the bench.
In addition to his loving wife, Bob is survived by stepson: Kenneth Ray Neace. Step grandchildren: James Michael, Christian Isaac, Miranda Malone and Mariah. His sisters: Karen, wife of Aaron Wilcoxson; Sandra Kipp; Barbara; and sister- in-law, Jennifer McGuinness, nieces, nephews, and a host of other friends and colleagues.
At the request of Bob, services and funeral will be held privately at a future date. Deaton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
