Wade Paul Geraghty, Jr., age 88, died on Monday, October 31 in Austin. Wade was born January 26, 1917 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He received his business degree from The University of Texas and served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Sandusky. As a member of Task Force 77, he received the Presidential Unit citation. After the war, Wade and wife Mary Lou made their home in Austin where Wade worked in insurance and real estate for many years. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mary Louise Wilson Geraghty. Other survivors include six nieces and one nephew: Linda Barlow and Nancy Caveness of Dallas, Beth Douglas of San Antonio, Ellise McDonald of Conroe, Diane Sparks and Marilyn Hibbetts of Austin, and Bill Daugherty of Overland Park, Kansas. Family graveside services with military honors will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Wichita Falls. Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com