Obituary - MILTON MICHAEL CAVENDER

Milton Michael ‘Mike’ Cavender died in his sleep from lung cancer on Thursday, Jan. 3, in his south hill home in Spokane, with his family by his side. He died of a rare and aggressive lung cancer which was linked to his exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Viet Nam with the Marines as a decorated Navy Corpsman.

Mike Cavender was born June 7, 1946, in Spokane to Bud and Karolle Cavender. The eldest of four boys, he attended St. Charles Parochial School, Gonzaga Prep and graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1964. He joined the Navy in October of 1964 and served as a corpsman with the U...