Leo McCawley

Leo McCawley, 90, of Charlotte, NC passed away on July 4, 2019 peacefully with his wife by his side.

Beloved husband to Carolyn, and devoted father to Leonard and his partner Rick Hanlon, Judithe Luker and her husband Scott.  Loving grandfather to Jason, Karlee, and Jakob.  Loving brother to Jack, Thomas, and Donald, and sister Mary Lou Kowalczyk,  as well as many nieces and nephews.  Predeceased by his first wife, Isabelle Moscatelli, parents Leo and Mary McCawley, sister Elizabeth Conners and brothers Robert, Richard, Gerald, William, and infant brother Francis.

Born to Leo and Mary McCawley in the family home at 42 Parnell Street in Pittston, PA, he attended the Pittston Area High School with the Class of 1947.  In his youth Leo delivered newspapers in Pittston and worked in coal surface mining before coming to NJ in 1952 having settled in East Orange, NJ and moved to Clifton in 1969 where he raised his children. Leo initially worked for the General Electric Corporation in Newark and then the Singer-Kearfott Guidance and Navigation Corporation in Little Falls where he worked for 39 years before he happily retired in 1991 as a General Foreman in Quality Control.

He will be lovingly remembered for his great sense of humor and outgoing personality.  He was loving, caring and always there to help others.  He was an avid car enthusiast who through the years had a Camaro, a Mustang, and nine Cadillac’s.  Leo was also a dedicated NY Yankees and NY Giants fan.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to: Special Olympics, 1133 19th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20036 or Autism Speaks, Inc., 1 East 33rd St., 4th Floor, NY, NY 10016 (non-profit 501 (c)(3) – tax exempt) would be greatly appreciated.