Harold “Happy” Thomas McCabe, Jr., age 49, formerly of Montgomery Village , MD died Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at Frederick Memorial Hospital . He resided at Edenton Retirement Community, while spending much of the last two years at College View Center in Frederick , MD.
Happy was born on May 20, 1957, in Washington , DC the son of the late Harold McCabe of Reno , NV and the late Mary Louise Hall McCabe of Kensington, MD. Formally employed was a web pressman by the Carroll County Times, The Suburban Record in Silver Spring and Comprint Printing in Gaithersburg, he was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Gaithersburg for many years. He leaves behind former wife Pamela McCabe; daughter, Kelly Louise and son, Brian Raymond of Westminster; sister Maureen Young of Orlando, FL; niece Jennifer Young of Silver Spring and longtime companion Carol Shrewsbury of Westminster; along with step mother Maxine McCabe, step sisters Pat McGuire and Mary Kay Cahill and step brothers George and Mike McCabe all of Reno, NV. A 1975 graduate of Einstein High School in Kensington, MD, Happy enjoyed playing darts and shooting pool. He had a deep love for animals and a passion for history, politics and music. A memorial service will be held on June 10, 2006 at 10 a.m. at the Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, PA, 1212 W. Old Liberty Road in Winfield, with Pastor Gerald Baker of the World of Life Ministry. Inurnment will be in Lake View Memorial Park in Sykesville, immediately following the service. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Pamela McCabe, PO Box 795 , Mount Airy , MD 21771 for the children’s education trust. A special thank you to the kind and caring staff of Edenton Retirement Community and College View Center in Frederick , MD.