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Former Local Judge Passes From COVID-19

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia

Published December 19, 2020 at 2:56 AM EST

A veteran former Franklin County judge died this week from COVID-19. 78-year-old Judge Patrick McGrath of Dublin passed away Wednesday night at an area hospital, where he had been undergoing treatment for a month. A celebration of life is planed for this summer. McGrath retired in 2011, but continued to preside over cases in the Ohio Court of Claims.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.

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