MOUNT MADONNA — James “Sri” F. McCaughan, Jr. died on Friday, April 27, 2012. He was 69.
Originally from Delaware, Mr. McCaughan lived in the Mount Madonna community for the past 30 years. He was a fifth-grade teacher at Mount Madonna School.
Mr. McCaughan is survived by his wife, Faye McCaughan; step-children, Robin Anderson, Randy (Amy) Davis, and Mark (Katie) Davis; sisters, Lois McCaughan of Wilmington, Del. and Cate McCaughan; five grandchildren; two aunts, uncle, nephew, and great-niece.
There will be a Shraddha Ceremony on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Mount Madonna Center in Watsonville. A lunch will follow the ceremony. In Delaware there will be a Celebration of Life gathering hosted in the home of Francine Covelli and Carter Grey on May 20, 2012, from 2 to 5 p.m. Contact Fran.Covelli@gmail.com or Todd and Debor Breck, (302) 428-0738 for more details.
The family suggests donations to Mount Madonna School’s “Sri Gyan McCaughan Scholarship of Excellence and Creativity” or the school’s new multipurpose gymnasium. Mount Madonna School is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational institution, FEIN 94-2693186. Mail c/o Lara Kilpatrick, Director of Advancement, Mount Madonna School, 491 Summit Road, Mount Madonna, CA, 95076. Phone: (408) 846 4032. www.MountMadonnaSchool.org
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