A 1957 graduate of Ensley High School, Joe earned his Bachelor of Science Degree with Highest Honors at Birmingham Southern College before studying Astronomy at the University of Arizona, Phoenix. His entire professional career was in Environmental Sciences with the Southern Research Institute, Birmingham. Please visit www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/J-D-McCain-2008197224 for more information.
Joe was a member of the National Audubon Society and the Sierra Club, and served as an instructor of Astronomy at University of Alabama, Birmingham. He was an avid bicyclist who rode his bike to and from work for over 10 years, and was an avid reader.
Joe was predeceased by his parents, Ann Hardin McCain and Marvin D. McCain, and his sister, Margaret Money.
Survivors include Joe's wife of 50 years, Dottye McCain; two sons, Joseph Martin McCain and Brinnon Searcy (Kimberly); one daughter, Dana Brown; grandchildren, Andrew Brooks (Rebecca), Taylor Brown, Ryan Searcy, Renee Searcy Miser (Cody), Sherrie Ann Clark, Casey Clark, and Josh Moncrief (Tara); 10 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Larry Money; nephews, Frank Ray and Daniel Ray; and great-nieces, great-nephews, and other relatives.
The family will greet friends from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Pelham, AL, immediately followed by a Service of Remembrance for Joe McCain at 1 p.m. at the funeral home's chapel. Burial will be at Southern Heritage Cemetery, Pelham.
Please visit Joseph Daniel McCain's special memorial page at www.SouthernHeritageFunerals.com to share your written tributes with the family.
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