John Edward McCauley, Jr. of Marion died unexpectedly on January 10, 2016 following a lengthy illness. He was 69.
He was born on June 9, 1946 in Bronx, New York, son of the late John E. and Helen T. (Fitzgerald) McCauley, where he was a proud graduate of Saint Helena’s High School. John earned his accounting degree from Manhattan College. While working fulltime John attended college in the evenings, earning his MBA from Saint John’s University in Queens and his Juris Doctor from Pace University in White Plains. Prior to his retirement, John was a corporate attorney specializing in taxation.
Devoted father of Kerry A. Reynolds and her husband, Jason E. of Marion, Kathleen Meegan McCauley and her husband, Donald J. Padgett of Middleboro. Adored grandfather of Meredith Welsh and her husband, David, Meghan and Kiernan Reynolds, Shannon, Morgan, Sullivan Padgett and the late John Reynolds. Loving brother of Patricia Curtin, Barbara Schum, Maureen Molloy, Marilyn McCauley-Quinn and the late Thomas McCauley. Also survived by many cherished nieces, nephews and his former wife, Virginia F. (Grasso) McCauley.
Funeral from the O’Neill Funeral Home, 59 Peirce Street (corner of School Street) Middleboro, Saturday (January 16, 2016) at 9 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church at 10 AM. Visiting hours Thursday evening, 7-9 and Friday, 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A reception following the Funeral Mass will be held at The Marion Music Hall 164 Front St, Marion, MA 02738
Memorial contributions may be made to: The Riverview School, Advancement Office, 551 Route 6A, East Sandwich, MA 02537 or The UMASS Organ Transplant Program (w3.umassmed.edu/onlinedonation/) or The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (giving.mskcc.org).