Michael Terrance Caffey Family

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Michael Terrance Caffey Family


Husband:	Michael Terrance Caffey

Born:	14 Jul 1930	at:	, San Francisco Co, Ca
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Father:	Benjamin Franklin Caffey
Mother:	Verna M Johnson


Wife:	Unknown Gorey

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Name:	Michael Terrance Caffey
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Name:	Ann Caffey
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Name:	Stephen Patrick Caffey
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Name:	Charlotte Irene Caffey
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Name:	Dennis Matthew Caffey
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Name:	Marie P Caffey
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Name:	Richard B Caffey
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Name:	Vincent A Caffey
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Name:	Thomas J Caffey
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Name:	Joyce S Caffey
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Name:	Robert B Caffey
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Name:	Sean P Caffey
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About Michael Terrance Caffey:

Man hoping to sell tiny SoCal island for $2.75 million
ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:56 a.m., July 6, 2003
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND ? The novelty of owning an atoll of his own faded over the years for Michael Caffey as much as tiny White Rock Island's most prominent feature has grown. A full two inches of bird droppings now cover so-called Bird Rock near Santa Catalina Island off the Los Angeles coast, giving its unbeatable 360-degree ocean views an unpleasant stench. Marine biologists call the 1.3-acre island "guano heaven" and planners say it's essentially uninhabitable. Production companies have used White Rock and its plants as a backdrop for Pacific island films. Caffey, who inherited the island from his father, said it used to be "neat to have an island in the family." "But it was really my father's dream to own such a thing. Not mine," the 73-year-old Caffey said. Hoping someone else could be more tempted by the rugged isle, the Glendale man has put it up for sale at a price of $2.75 million. Los Angeles County records indicate that the island is appraised at $3,800. White Rock is home to Malva Rosa, a rare plant eaten away on Catalina by goats. Its reef teams with sea life. University of Southern California Wrigley Marine Science Center is interested in the island for its resources. "It's certainly a little natural treasure to us," said scientist Kathy Ann Miller. "I'd like to see nothing happen to it." Benjamin Franklin Caffey and his partners bought the island in the 1920s for $140. Caffey's son, Michael, inherited two-thirds of White Rock and bought the rest of it for $1,000 in the mid-1980s. The Caffey family rarely visits the island. Its lunar-like landscape isn't conducive for building anything. Caffey's 12 children don't agree whether the island should remain in the family. "So better distribute the money among the kids than listen to them argue," Caffey said. Several plans for White Rock Island have never come to fruition including a proposed casino and yacht club.

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