Robert 'Lee' Kavanaugh

ROBERT "LEE" KAVANAUGH Lee Kavanaugh, age 74 of Montgomery, passed away at 12:28 am Wednesday June 19 at Daviess Community Hospital. He was born Robert Lee Kavanaugh on September 11, 1938 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Louis Sr. and Catherine McCauley Kavanaugh. He was a 1956 graduate of Montgomery High School and 1963 graduate of Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University). Lee taught over 40 years, almost all of it in the Loogootee Community School System. He was a highly successful coach and mentor, touching thousands of student athletes over three generations in basketball and baseball, mostly at the junior high level. Lee was an active parishioner at St. Peter Catholic Church in Montgomery. Lee was also an active contributor to his community, with leadership positions in civic groups like the Ruritan and charitable organizations like St. Vincent de Paul and Feed My Sheep. As an avid gardener, he shared the bounty of the harvest with multiple organizations and needy individuals across Daviess and Martin County. He loved the land and was a prominent member of the farming community in Daviess and surrounding counties. Lee is survived by his wife ...[more]

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a (Early) Kavanaugh and their three sons, Jeff (Melanie) Kavanaugh of Colleyville, Texas, and their children Katherine and Terri Lynn; Steve (Trish) Kavanaugh of Evansville, and their children Julia and Michael; and Jason (Katie) Kavanaugh of Frisco, Texas and their children Tyler and Brady. Lee is also survived by two sisters Mary Kay (Dave) Andres of Indianapolis, Charlotte Ann (Jerry) Lewinski of Manchester, Missouri. He is also survived by six brothers, John (Donna) Kavanaugh of Lee's Summit, Missouri, Albert Kavanaugh, Louis (Liz) Kavanaugh, Jr., and David (Cleta) Kavanaugh, all of Montgomery, Steve Kavanaugh of Indianapolis, and Mark (Clara) Kavanaugh of Greenwood, Indiana. He is preceded in death by brother Tim (Sue) Kavanaugh of Indianapolis, and his parents Louis Sr. and Catherine Kavanaugh of Cannelburg. Lee Kavanaugh was a loved husband, father, brother, teacher, coach, and friend to many, and we will miss him dearly as he goes to his eternal rest. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church Fathers James Koressel, Kenneth Walker, and Joseph Erbacher as co-celebrants. Burial will follow in St Peter Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 PM on Friday and on Saturday from 9 to 10:45 AM all at St Peter Catholic Church. Memorial donations may be given to St Vincent DePaul Society 815 East Main Street Washington, Indiana 47501