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MCCABE -- Donald A. McCabe, passed away peacefully in Albuquerque on Thursday, September 21, 2006 just before midnight. Husband to Florence McCabe of Albuquerque; father of William and Stephanie McCabe of Denver, CO and to Patricia and Jacob Ireland of Taos; and beloved grandfather of Buck, Christian, Lyla, Kevin, Kimberly, Kelly, and Liam, he was surrounded by family to the last. Donald was a proud, highly decorated, Purple Heart veteran of World War II. Receiving his Bachelor of Arts and his MBA degree at the University of New Mexico, Donald also received his Masters degree in Education Administration at Stanford University as a Ford Foundation scholar, going on to become a PhD. candidate at Stanford for his work in Indian Education Administration. He served the Indian education community as an administrator nationwide at the Navajo Community College, the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Crownpoint Institute of Technology, and for the Yakima and Lummi Nations in Washington State. Donald served as a national administrator of Indian higher education in the Office of Higher Education, at the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. Of all his many accomplishments, his proudest moments were the births and accomplishments of his seven grandchildren whom he adored. "Grampa is gooder" one of them said in their first years and this describes how much his grandkids loved him in return. Donald is survived by his brother, James McCabe and wife, Sylvia; sister, Margaret Wilcox; brother, Edward McCabe and wife, Bella; sister-in-law, Katherine McCabe her children, Henry, Eldon, and Carol; sister-in-law, Angeline Allen and husband, Alexander and their children, Virginia and Robert; brother-in-law, Henry Whipple, Jr. and wife, Verna and their children, Henry, John, and Donna. Special thanks to his niece Gerri Stivers for being there most everyday. Services will be held Monday, September 25, 2006, at 11:00 a.m., at Rehoboth Mission School. Interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
        Published on: Sat September 23, 2006