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Leasing firm chief Francis McCaughey dies

When 16-year-old Francis X. McCaughey set sail for America from Ireland, he was looking for one thing: opportunity.

McCaughey found it through working odd jobs that eventually led him to a long career in banking and the establishment of his own leasing company in Lake Success.

McCaughey, of Stewart Manor, died on Dec. 7 of liver cancer. He was 70.

McCaughey was born on Jan. 31,...

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