Gary Francis MCCAULEY

GARY FRANCIS MCCAULEY Gary Francis McCauley died on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Queensway-Carleton Hospital He was born April 1, 1940, in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. He went 'Up to the Spirit in the Sky' at the age of 78. He was an Anglican priest, a Member of Parliament, an adjudicator with the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Veterans Review and Appeal Board. He was also a novelist and essayist with a quick and inventive sense of humour, a passion for the downtrodden and a compulsive attention to planning meals months in advance. Gary has written three novels beginning with Soldier Boys, the story of a young man who goes off to fight Hitler and comes home badly scarred by his war. The novels which follow, Faith Of Our Fathers and Morgan Le Fay tell how the man's damaged psyche affects his life and the life of his son. He also wrote Fraud and Disability: The SNAFU at Veterans Affairs. He is survived by his sister, Jane Sullivan; his former wife, Dianne Archibald; his children, Randall, Tim and Heather. His loving partner and friend, Maire O'Callaghan; and his purrfect pals, Daisy, Sadie, and Casey Coal McCauley, are all bereft without his loving care and sustenance. Friends may pay respects at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 154 Somerset St. W., Ottawa on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 after 1 p.m., followed by a Service in Memory of Gary at 2 p.m. Memorial donations may be made in Gary's name to the Ottawa Humane Society. Sharing memories and condolences at https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/kelly-somerset