Andrew McCabe

Andrew McCabe

It is with great sadness that Jane, Shaw and Duncan McCabe announce the sudden passing of their father Andrew on April 1, 2016. Andy, 54, died unexpectedly at his home near Annandale-on-Hudson, where he was employed as the Bard College Men's Soccer Coach and Assistant Athletic Director since the summer of 2013. Andy's recent success at Bard had been recognized by being named the Liberty League Coach of the Year, and the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Upstate Coach of the Year.

McCabe had come to Bard from Middlebury College, where he was an assistant men's soccer coach for eight seasons. During his tenure there, Middlebury won two New England Small College Athletic Conference Championships, made three NCAA Division III Elite 8 appearances, and won the NCAA Division III Men's National Championship in 2007. In addition to his work at Middlebury College, McCabe was head of the boys' U17 Team in the Vermont Olympic Development Program, and a coach/administrator at the Vermont Soccer School.

Andy graduated from Middlebury College in 1983 having grown up in nearby Elizabethtown, NY. Upon graduation, Andy accepted a position with the Peace Corps water program and spent a number of years in Washington DC as a political consultant, where he had become a senior adviser to Governor of Kentucky's John Y. Brown in his bid for a return to the State House.

A lover of the outdoors and the north country Andy returned to his roots and became a small business owner and entrepreneur, running successful businesses in Westport, NY, Vergennes and Middlebury VT. Many came to know Vergennes Wine, one such venture, widely recognized by connoisseurs as the place to go for top wine selection and advice.

In addition to his beloved children, Andrew is survived by Monica Carroll, mother of their children, and his siblings Geoffrey, Matt, John, Meredith and Jacqueline, as well as several nieces and nephews and countless friends.

All those who knew Andy were charmed by his candor, intelligence and irrepressible sense of humor. Andy was a lover of arts, culture, politics and sports. He was an avid reader, who delighted in literature and the art of writing, as revealed in his many clever and well-loved wine advertisements. Andrew was an unsurpassed conversationalist who welcomed all.

Bard College will be holding a Memorial Service for Coach McCabe on campus at the Chapel of the Holy Innocents on Thursday, April 21 at 9:00 a.m.

Letters or cards may be sent c/o Monica Carroll at 5102 Buckingham Rd. Boulder, CO 80301.