Two lifelong friends who have driven in the Rose Parade for 50 years are parting ways. One is retiring, while the other plans to continue the tradition.
Guy Roubian, left, and Jack Mcginley have driven Rose Parade Floats together since 1975, shown here in front of the Honda Float, which they will pilot during the parade, at Artistic Entertainment Services in Azusa on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Mcginley said this will be his last Rose Parade , as Roubian looks to continue for a few more years. For 50 years, Guy Roubian and Jack McGinley, true blue Pasadena boys, have exhibited a particular set of driving skills to drive 5.
Guy Roubian, who has driven Rose Parade floats since 1975, sits in the driver’s cockpit of the Honda float during a test drive at Artistic Entertainment Services in Azusa on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. It was at the beginning of their careers, Roubian as a teacher at Walnut High School and McGinley as a manager at Union Pacific Railroad, that a friend recruited them to drive for Festival Artists, which later became AES, Artistic Entertainment Services in Azusa.
“ it’s turning a lot of corners, going down small streets with parked cars and traffic, and even with the police escort it’s a little tricky since we always do that at night,” Roubian said. “It’s a way for Jack and I to get together, something we have fun doing,” Roubian said, noting they do go to concerts and Chargers games throughout the year too., one of the original teachers at Diamond Bar High , later went on to become a well-loved administrator, first as a principal atbefore retiring in 2016 as director of human resources for Ontario-Montclair School District. McGinley still works in consulting after working for Union Pacific Railroad.
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