Maurice Arthur Cattani

Maurice Arthur Cattani (Morry), 98, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at his daughter's house, where he had lived for the past 2 years.
He leaves behind his four children: Craig, Caren, Brian, and David, his eight grandchildren: Andrew Taylor, Claire Cattani-Horne, Matt Cattani, Scott Cattani, Justin Goldberg, Summer Bramhall, Jett Cattani, Jonah Cattani, and his two great-grandchildren: Hannah Claire Taylor and Ethan Taylor.
Morry was born May 12, 1918 in Centralia, Illinois to Sophie and Marion Cattani. He had an older sister, Mary Shannon, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 102.
While in college from 1936 to 1940 he was in the ROTC, and was a commissioned officer in the United States Horse Cavalry during the last year of its existence. He was a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corp.
After the war he came to California and started the Mary Jane Maternity Company with his sister. While in California, he met Sara Jane Price and they married, later having four children.
Maurice was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and traveling with Jane. Jane and Morry spent many hours at Lakeside Golf Club, golfing and socializing. He was loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather.


I AM FREE

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I am following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard him call,
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day, to laugh,
to love, to work or play.

Tasks undone may stay that way.
I found that peace at the close of the day.
If my parting has left a void, then fill it
with remembered joy.

A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, these things I too will miss,
Be not burdened with time of sorrow,
I wish for you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one touched.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up you hearts and share with me,
God wanted me now, he set me free.
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