Arthur L. McCauley

ARTHUR L. MCCAULEY - mathematician and computer scientist, of Greenwich died suddenly September 9 at Greenwich Hospital after a short illness. He was 79 years old.

Arthur was born July 16, 1927, in Watertown, Mass., the son of Nicholas McCauley of Manhattan and Agatha Dunnion from Donegal, Ireland. After graduating from Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Catholic University, Washington, DC. As Brother Austin Andrew, he taught in the New York area for 15 years as a member of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. After leaving the Brothers, he worked in General Electric Missile Systems, Syracuse, NY. He then worked 25 years in programming and technical publications for IBM, White Plains, NY, and Warwick, England, UK (Application Systems), retiring in 1988. He enjoyed English country dance events in White Plains and playing the string bass instrument to computerized accompaniment.

In 1964 in Pittsfield, Mass., he married Carole Spearin McCauley, a writer and editor. Besides his wife of 42 years, he leaves a son, Brendan Spearin McCauley of Greenwich and a brother, Fr. George McCauley, S. J., Fordham University.

He is the author of a forthcoming book of sayings, A Dictionary of Ambiguities - Innocent Words, Guilty Sentences.

Calling hours will occur Friday evening, September 15, from 4 to 8 p.m. at James J. Guinipero Funeral Home, 353 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, NY. A funeral Mass will occur Saturday, September 16, 9:30 a.m., at St. Mary Parish, 178 Greenwich Ave., before burial at St. Mary's Cemetery, 35 Parsonage Road. Rev. George McCauley will lead the Mass.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Arthur L. McCauley's memory to St. Mary Parish, 178 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich, CT 06830 or to Unity Church of Fairfield County, Rev. Shawn Moninger, 3 Main St., Norwalk, CT 06851.