MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
June 11, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(f), I am pleased
to nominate the following individual:
Mr. John R. McGuire
Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20012
(Ward 4)
for reappointment as a funeral director licensed in the District member of the Board of Funeral
Directors, for a term to end March 1, 2026.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
Mayor
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at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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15 To confirm the reappointment of John R. McGuire to the Board of Funeral Directors.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Funeral Directors John R. McGuire Confirmation
19 Resolution of 2024".
20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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28 established by D.C. Official Code§ 47-2853.06(±), for a term to end March 1, 2026.
29 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
30 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
31 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
 John R. McGuire
Education:
University of the District of Columbia, 1977, A.A.S. in Mortuary Science.
Employment:
McGuire Funeral Service, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Since 1972, past president, currently vice president and funeral director
Professional Activities:
National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association,
Member 1978-1985
Independent Funeral Directors Association, affiliate of NFD&MA
Member 1978-1985, have served as member of the Executive Board
National Funeral Directors Association
Member since 1982, served as member of the Policy Board
Funeral Directors Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC, affiliate of
NFDA, member 1982-2005, have served as president, vice president and
treasurer
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington
Member of the Board of Directors 1991-1996
Academy of Funeral Service Practice
Member since 1992, Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, life member
National Foundation for Mortuary Care
Member 1992-2000, served as Region 3 trustee
District of Columbia Board of Funeral Directors
Member 1993-2011, 2017-present, have served as secretary and as chair
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Region III Disaster
Mortuary Operational Response Team, member since 1993, currently
deputy commander, having been deployed more than 30 times in
various roles
Maryland State Funeral Directors Association Disaster Response Team,
Member since 2007
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Past member of the Bioterrorism Task Force
Past member of the Mass Fatality Surge Committee
Mid-Atlantic Forensic Identification Group
Past vice president and member
Licenses and Certifications
District of Columbia, funeral director
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Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Funeral Directors
Association, Certified Disaster Coordinator
International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards of the
United States, National Board certified
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mass Fatality Incident Course,
Instructor
West Virginia Forensic Death Investigation certification
Virginia Crematory Operator certification
Other Activities:
D.C. Community Emergency Response Team, member
D.C. and Maryland Medical Reserve Corps, member
Civil Air Patrol, National Capital Wing, past squadron commander
Town of Highland Beach, MD Planning & Zoning Commission, member
D.C. Board of Elections & Ethics, past poll worker and site coordinator
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 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
John R. McGuire
Mr. John R. McGuire is the Vice President and Funeral Director of McGuire
Funeral Service, Inc.
Having over 35 years of experience as a Funeral Director, he brings vast
knowledge and expertise. In 2012, the company celebrated its 100th
anniversary.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the
National Funeral Directors Association, awarded Mr. McGuire with the
Certified Disaster Coordinator designation for completing the in-residence
training course. He is also a certified West Virginia Death Investigator.
A Ward 4 resident, Mr. McGuire earned his Associate of Arts in Mortuary Science from the
University of the District of Columbia.
 GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: May 29, 2024
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolutions nominating Duane E. Hills, Randolph B.
Horton, John R. McGuire, Ernest T. Boykin, and Asanti D. Williams as members
of the Board of Funeral Directors
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolutions and
found them to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
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Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681