Cadillac, Michigan
Benjamin H. Donaghy
2024
Benjamin Harvey Donaghy of Cadillac passed away at the age of 95 on March 18, 2024, at Munson Medical Center of heart failure. Ben Donaghy was born and raised in Saginaw Michigan with his two brothers and two sisters. He graduated from Arthur Hill High School where he played football and ran track. Upon graduation he attended Michigan State Normal School (Eastern Michigan University) where he was the NCAA indoor pole vaulting state champion and where he first discovered his love of teaching and his future wife, Betty Pearson. After earning his teaching degree Ben enlisted in the Air Force and moved with Betty to Arrington, England during the Korean War. When Betty and Ben returned from...