Michael Robert McCauley {Mick} was born at Twisp, Washington, on Oct. 20, 1936, to James and Jacquelyn (Stokes) McCauley. He was the fourth of eight children. He passed away on Jan. 3, 2023, at Cashmere, Washington, with family by his side.
He attended school at Twisp and during his high school years excelled in sports. After graduation he worked on the family ranch until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1959. He served in the Army at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, during the Cuban missile crisis. He married Patricia (Patty) Dykes on May 26, 1961. After Mick’s discharge from the Army the couple lived in Okanogan, Washington, where Mick worked at a television repair store in Omak, and they developed a mini golf course across from the park in east Omak. Mick and Patty had two daughters, Kim Laurel and Karen Rose. With their young family, Mick and Patty moved to Curlew, Washington, to manage a ranch operation. Patty died on Jan. 10, 1969, while being treated at the Tonasket hospital for the Hong Kong flu.
Mick and his daughters moved back to Okanogan where Patty’s mother, Mary Dykes, helped with the girls. He worked as a carpenter for many years in the Okanogan Valley. On June 27, 1970, he married Bettijane Rosenoff. When Bettijane’s employment transferred her to Wenatchee, Washington, the family relocated to Leavenworth, Washington, and later moved to Cashmere. Mick continued with his construction business in the Wenatchee Valley area and was also very active in his church.
Mick and Bettijane divorced and he was later married to Cheryl Delorme. Their son Shane Joseph was born June 4, 1989. The three lived together in Winthrop, Washington, until Mick suffered a stroke in June 2006 and a second stroke in the fall of 2007. The strokes paralyzed his left side and affected his speech and sight. He moved to an adult family home in Wenatchee and later moved to Cashmere Care Center where he resided until his death. Mick was a favorite of caregivers because of his teasing ways and ready smile. Mick’s family wishes to thank all of the staff for their loving care of Mick.
Mick is survived by his daughter Karen and granddaughter Patricia, his son Shane and his wife Sami Jo and their children Stella and Michael, his siblings Anna M. Cotner, James H. McCauley, Mary M. Short, Bernard (Pat) McCauley, Judith L. McCauley, Bertram Jay McCauley and numerous nieces and nephews. Mick was preceded in death by Patty McCauley, Kim McCauley, his parents and brother John Joseph McCauley.
A funeral mass will be held on May 4, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Twisp, with burial at 11:30 a.m. in the Sullivan Cemetery in Winthrop.
