John Powers Cain, age 68, passed away on June 16, 2018, at home and surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with various illnesses. John was born on May 19, 1950, in Burlington, Vt., the first of seven children born to L. John Cain and Paulina P. Cain. John married his high school sweetheart, Betsy (Clavelle), in 1973, and they lived a happy life together filled with love. John was a loving father of two children, Sean and Rebekah; a great father-in-law to Yvonne (Leung) and Chris Louis; and an incredible grandfather to Reb and Chris’ sons, Aiden Demetri and his namesake, Elijah John. John grew up in Burlington and attended Rice High School, where he met Betsy. In 1973, John graduated from the University of Vermont. After college, John and Betsy moved to Boston, where they shared a small studio apartment right in the city. After growing tired of the bustle of the city, they moved across the country to Mill Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area. There, John and Betsy shared an apartment with their close friend Arty LaVigne, where they lived life to the fullest and enjoyed the "Summer of Love" spirit and the burgeoning hippie and counterculture movements. John was then accepted into the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he received his law degree and witnessed an Irish National Championship in football and became a Fighting Irish for life. John and Betsy then moved back to the Burlington area, where he started a very successful career as an attorney. John viewed his profession as not only a career but a life calling, and he went out of his way to assist others who were less fortunate or in need. John eventually opened his own practice with three close friends, later becoming a partner at McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper and Burchard, P.C. John viewed his colleagues as a second family and loved spending time with his coworkers inside and outside of work. Even after John retired in 2010, he still acted as a consultant to his old firm until days before his passing. John left a lasting impression on all the lives that he touched. He was a man of great morals and always did everything the right way. He wanted to be able to look back and not have any regrets, knowing that he made the right decisions, treated…
John Powers Cain, age 68, passed away on June 16, 2018, at home and surrounded by his loving family, after a long and courageous battle with various illnesses. John was born on May 19, 1950, in Burlington, Vt., the first of seven children born to L. John Cain and Paulina P. Cain. John married his high school sweetheart, Betsy (Clavelle), in 1973, and they lived a happy life together filled with love. John was a loving father of two children, Sean and Rebekah; a great father-in-law to Yvonne (Leung) and Chris Louis; and an incredible grandfather to Reb and Chris’ sons, Aiden Demetri and his namesake, Elijah John. John grew up in Burlington and attended Rice High School, where he met Betsy. In 1973, John graduated from the University of Vermont. After college, John and Betsy moved to Boston, where they shared a small studio apartment right in the city. After growing tired of the bustle of the city, they moved across the country to Mill Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area. There, John and Betsy shared an apartment with their close friend Arty LaVigne, where they lived life to the fullest and enjoyed the "Summer of Love" spirit and the burgeoning hippie and counterculture movements. John was then accepted into the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he received his law degree and witnessed an Irish National Championship in football and became a Fighting Irish for life. John and Betsy then moved back to the Burlington area, where he started a very successful career as an attorney. John viewed his profession as not only a career but a life calling, and he went out of his way to assist others who were less fortunate or in need. John eventually opened his own practice with three close friends, later becoming a partner at McCormick, Fitzpatrick, Kasper and Burchard, P.C. John viewed his colleagues as a second family and loved spending time with his coworkers inside and outside of work. Even after John retired in 2010, he still acted as a consultant to his old firm until days before his passing. John left a lasting impression on all the lives that he touched. He was a man of great morals and always did everything the right way. He wanted to be able to look back and not have any regrets, knowing that he made the right decisions, treated…