Mary Anne Martin-Mccaughey

Mary Anne Martin McCaughey 1941-2013 Mary Anne Martin McCaughey, 72, of Monroe, NY died September 26, 2013 of pancreatic cancer. She was born March 1, 1941 in Schenectady, NY, to the late Albert and Alethea Martin. She graduated from Emma Willard in 1959 and from Northwestern with a fine arts degree in music in 1963. She married Robert McCaughey on September 7, 1963. After starting as a clerk for the NYNEX Corporation in White Plains, NY, Mary Anne was promoted to manager of the legal support department; she also worked in the marketing division to help launch Verizon Wireless. Prior to her business career, she spent over 17 years volunteering full time through the Junior League. She enjoyed spending time with her family at her summer home in the Adirondacks. She was strong in her faith and had a special affection for horses and gardening. Mary Anne is survived by her husband Robert, as well as her two children: Jocelyn Sanderson of East Amherst, NY and Matthew McCaughey, of Charlottesville, VA. She is also is survived by four grandchildren: Chelsea, Christopher and Lucas Sanderson, and Sophia McCaughey. She is also survived by her brothers, Bill and Donald Martin. A viewing will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, October 2nd, followed with a service at 12pm at William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home, located at 628 N. Broadway in Saratoga Springs, NY. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made in Mary Anne's name to TGen Foundation, a non-profit research organization dedicated to eradicating cancer (www.tgenfoundation.org; TGen Foundation,445 N. 5th Street