Obituary
Howard Taft Voorhees Jr.

Howard Taft Voorhees Jr, 86 years, of Cary, North Carolina passed away Wednesday evening May25, 2022 at home with his daughters by his side. He was born on March 15, 1936 in Washington DC, son of Howard Taft Voorhees Sr and Myrtle Marie (Teeny) Redman Voorhees. Howard is survived by his two daughters, Mary Jane Voorhees Davis and Allison Voorhees Maris. He is also survived by his two granddaughters, great grandson and by his brother Zane Voorhees. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Teeny Voorhees and by his wife Marjorie Michaud Voorhees. Sonny, as he was called in his younger years, grew up in Hyattsville, MD. He attended North Western High School in Hyattsville, MD where he met the love of his life, Marjorie Michaud. For their first date, Margie asked him to the Sadie Hawkins Dance, and their romance blossomed from that point on. He was an athlete in high school and participated in all the sports that he could-football, basketball, baseball and track & field. They graduated from high school in June of 1954 and married in January 1955. Their marriage spanned 65 years, most of which they lived in Maryland until relocating to Cary, NC in 2004. Howards interests were all about family, fishing, horses and of course Softball! Howard’s love for sports continued throughout his life and actively played softball until the age of 83 years old. He cherished his time played with the senior softball community, and regarded them as family. Even after he “hung up his hat” and wasn’t able to play, he enjoyed going to the games and hanging out by the dug out to visit with everyone. A private Celebration of Life will be held with the family members sometime in the future at one of his favorite bass fishing lakes, where his ashes will be spread.