Birth date: Mar 25, 1943 Death date: Sep 20, 2021
Dominic Neil Cavaliere Jr 1943 - 2021 Dominic Neil Cavaliere Jr. was born March 25, 1943 to Dominic Sr. and Franca Cavaliere. He spent most of his growing up years in Long Beach, California. As a teenager he was a true California Read Obituary
I miss you my dear friend. I think about you everyday, sometimes multiple times. But everytime I start to feel sad or cry, I can hear your voice saying "oh honey, it's not about me, its about you. Please don't cry."
You changed my life for the better and I am thankful God decided to bless my life with you. You were such a light and I enjoy the time we got to spend with each other. Thank you for being my miracle. Until we meet again. 💜
Tic was loved by his east coast family as well. The times we had together will hold a special place in our hearts. Rest now dear cousin, know you were loved.
With sincere sympathy.
Dom and Lois
It's taken me a bit of time to come back to this and write a memory not because I don't think of Dom often, but because it's so hard to know what to even begin writing to do justice to the beautiful connection and friendship he brought to my life. He was someone I could trust would be there for me and love me, who was family to me. I valued his insights and the way he truly supported me in all I did. I loved sharing bottles of wine with him, as the two rebel TRC alumni. He always showed me that I mattered to him. He helped me learn trust and that I could always rely on him as a support. I miss him immensely.
My memories of Dom are sitting around the kitchen at my parents house in the evening, visiting over the years. He was always so warm, kind, positive, and curious about what we had been up to. He would bring a huge bag of Twizzlers and gladly pass it around. I miss this sweet guy.
I met Dom during his time at the MTC and became one of his many adopted family members. He quickly became one of my longest lasting friends and a constant in my life as I traveled around.
I have learned so much from Dom throughout the years. He shared with me his love for family and God. She shared Kathi with me (who I have also learned endless things from). I have gained family through him, learned what it looks like to live a life centered on others and love. I am forever grateful I met Dom (and Kathi) and will forever consider him one of my dearest friends.
Dom (we called him "Tic" in his early years) and I were close in those early years. In high school he was a successful football player. We went into the service together and were in the same Army Rerserve unit in Long Beach. He was always in an upbeat mood.
I remember especially learning how to swim when he lived in the Naples neighborhood in Long Beach. We would spend hours swimming and fishing in the canals. I so looked forward to spending the weekends with Tic.
His West Coast family misses him a lot.
Larry Maes. December 24, 2021
We knew Dom through Pam & Jim O'Brien. After the first hour, we felt we had known him forever! We subsequently shared church with him, Super Bowl games, and a visit every time he came to came to Southern California. He was so warm, had such a sweet mellow personality and was just plainly a remarkable man to both of us. May you rest in peace Dear Dom.
Robin and Rick Ertel
Dom was an amazing brother in law and friend. Always a smile on his face and a whistle to go along! We will miss him terribly sitting at our kitchen table having a meal, playing cards or just joking around. RIP my wonderful guy!! The O'Brien family
I was so blessed to have known Dom for the last 17 years, and what started as a casual friendship evolved into a lifelong brotherhood. Dom was a friend of my brother Mike. They live in the same community in Provo Canyon, and many times my brother would say to me," you need to meet Dom, you have a lot in common." That finally happened on a trip to visit with my brother.
Well not only did we have a lot in common, we lived parallel lives. Both from So. California, both in the home building industry as executives, and Porsche enthusiasts. Over the years as stories evolved, we were probably in the same room at some meeting regarding a project our companies were involved in. Small world!
When he came to Palm Springs we would get together and spend time together. When he purchased his Porsche in L.A., he drove to Palm Springs where we shared our cars, and spent the weekend . He told me that if he ever sold the Porsche, he wanted me to buy it, because of our mutual love for them.
The car now resides in my garage! I am honored to have it, but more importantly, honored to have the wonderful memories that have come with it. There will never be another Dom for many of us. He brought so much joy, laughter, love and insight to so many of us. Dom was a life changer in so many ways. Because he was so considerate, he made us more considerate. Because he gave so much to friends, we gave more to others. We are so blessed to be part of Dom's circle of friends and family. So his gift to us, and his legacy, is to continue his important work. Give back, share with others, smile, and care about others in our life. Dom will live with all of us forever. I miss him every day, think of him every day, and was so blessed to have known him!
Dominic was a wonderful friend to the Lucas family for over 40 years. He was generous, fun loving, thoughtful, devoted and a great traveler. He went on so many trips with my parent’s, I can’t even count all the places!
In particular, he was a loving and devoted friend to our Mother, Bobbie Lucas. “Tic” as she called him, always made time to visit her in Palo Alto even during his own illness and during Covid. He called her often just to check in on her. One favorite activity was driving her red Thunderbird to lunch at Alice’s Restaurant on Skyline Boulevard (a fun, windy road to test the Tbird!). He made her so happy, she was always delighted when she was with him, whether in Palo Alto, Cabo San Lucas, Palm Desert, Carmel, San Francisco, it didn’t matter, she treasured his friendship.
Our entire family will miss him, he left us too soon.
Much love, Joan and the Lucas family
