Cesare Calabrese Obituary

It seems like forever since we moved to Los Angeles together. Our daughter, Karen, being born at UCLA. Today she's 21 years old! She asks about you, and I tell her she's much like you. Most definitely looks like you, and same mannerisms. She knows how much you loved her. When I tell her stories about you she'll say, "That's exactly what I would do too!" She reminds me of you always. She's responsible, and I've learned a lot from her because of you. Your spiritual knowledge, her choice of words, the way she carries herself. She's been my rock, and we're very close. We have each other, and you'd be very happy to see her as a young adult today. Love, Karen

I'm at school right now but i can't stop thinking about you. I love and miss you more than words. Hope you're having fun in Heaven. I never stopped thinking about you. I think about you everyday. I'll see you soon <3

Uncle Cesare, i have a softball tourney coming up & im going to highschool & i made cheerleading!, keep watching over me please. i love you so much.

I miss you like no other . I know your our angel & im so thankful for that . you'll always be in my heart & ill see you again someday . your missed dearly and I love you .

Cesare, I just finished my last chemo treatment. Thanks for being my guardian angel. I felt like you were with me every step of the way. I know I was always asking you for favors and I appreciate all your help. You came thru for me every single time. I still have a ways to go but I feel good knowing you are up there taking care of me. I miss and love you so much.

Cesare, Its almost been two years since you've past on, not one day has past that I haven't thought about you;Through songs, pictures,my dreams, the stars at night, the morning sunlight and most of all our precious daughter we created together. I miss you very much.

Daddy, I love you and I miss you.

Uncle Ceasar, its been a year now since you have left us. We all miss you so much, we love you. Candice Collins

Cesare, here are some pictures at Christian's wedding. We all missed you. Love Sherry

Cesare, I think about you everyday. Last Saturday I was dancing and seen a couple of your friends. All I could think about was how we danced together. I tried to dance like you, but I just couldn't get my feet to be free flowing like you were able to do. Love, Sherry

Sherry my prayers to you and your family. I am very sorry for your loss.

Aunt Pat & Uncle C: You're in our

thoughts and prayers.

Sherry, you and your family are in our prayers.



Dom & Sue

I dont know your family, but after reading this morning Obit I felt your loss and it brought a tear to my eye. May God bless and watch over you all during this time of loss. Ceasar sounded like an upstanding citizen who left this earth way too soon. He is your Angel now. Rest your soul.

I am so sorry to hear about Cesare. My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Love Tina

[ Cesare II 's Daughter ]

I remember Uncle Cesare babysitting me with Auntie Angel. I miss you and I Love You.

I remember Uncle Cesare giving me popsicles when we weren't suppose to have them. (I would have to hide it.) I Love You.

I remember knocking on Uncle Cesare's bedroom door and I would then run upstairs. Uncle Cesare would come out of his room. No matter how many times I did it, he never yelled! I miss you and I Love You.

I remember when Uncle Cesare asked me and Jerry to be in a movie for school. I had a major problem with the lighting, my eyes would not stop watering. Uncle Cesare had to keep stopping the filming like every 5 minutes. It took 2 hours to make an 8 minute movie. I Love You.

I remember watching TV with my Dad, we watched Scooby Doo and Tom & Jerry. I also remember sleeping over at Grandma's house with him and my Dad and I playing together with Alicia and sometimes Samantha too. I miss you and I Love You.

I remember him break dancing at his graduation party, I wish I knew how to break dance. I Love You.

I remember when he would make my friends break dance on the kitchen floor.

I remember when he used to call me up to come over to my mom's house to look at the different planets, and I would go there, and we'd look through the telescope together. And I would say "where is it? I can't see it!" And he would say, "Nicole, you're such a dork!" And I'd say "oh, there it is" and we'd laugh together.

Cesare, I know you're up there, and this time I'll see you. I love you and I'll always remember your smile and our talks. Thank you for listening to me. Now who am I going to talk to when I'm drunk?

Well I know how you would go everywhere in your pajama pants...well here's mine. You can borrow them for now, but I want them back when I see you again. I'll also have a cigarette for you. I Love You.

Though the third in a line to hold the name Cesare Calabrese, the Burbank boy actually arrived as No. 6 in his family, the lone brother in the midst of what seemed like a hundred sisters.

As a precocious little boy, he reigned as the family king.



"Everybody kept thinking I had all these girls because I wanted a boy," said his mother, Patricia Calabrese, who went on after her son's birth to have five more daughters.



Mr. Calabrese, a future filmmaker who would shoot variety shows for sick kids at Children's Memorial Hospital, died May 7 at age 34.



He went to bed early May 6, complaining that he was not feeling well, his mother said. She checked on him repeatedly, but when she woke him up the next morning to feed him something, he was dead.



Mr. Calabrese was born July 15, 1971, to an Italian father from Taylor Street and a Polish mother from Pilsen. His parents, now married 44 years, met on a blind date. Calabrese said she knew she had found her husband, especially once he agreed to wanting a big family, too.



When Mr. Calabrese was about a year old, the family moved from Chicago's Southwest Side to Burbank, where he graduated from Reavis High School. He always was interested in moviemaking but not entirely sure of what he wanted to do next, his mother said.



He attended community college and finally decided to take the plunge at Columbia College in Chicago, where he was a movie production major with a 4.0 GPA.



Aspirations of directing led Mr. Calabrese to Los Angeles, where starting in 1999 he did whatever Universal Studios told him to do as an intern.



"He wanted to be a director eventually, but it takes a lot of money, time, patience," his mother said.



"In the beginning, you gotta take the peon jobs," she'd tell him.



Those jobs included throwing on a guard uniform and filling in for a no-show on "Tha Eastsidaz," a feature with laid-back rapper Snoop Dogg.



"He actually was in that movie for like, 30 seconds," his mother said.



They belted a giant size 38 costume around his slender waist and told him to hold a prop rifle on a "prisoner."



One of his last L.A. gigs was as a production assistant on the set of "Catch Me If You Can," starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio.



"His name is in the credits," Calabrese said.



A back injury and a growing daughter brought Mr. Calabrese back to his childhood Burbank home, to his homemaker mother and truck driver father. And of course, all his sisters.



As small fry, the Calabrese children were tight. When the youngest was born, the oldest was only 16.



"They didn't really need friends because they had each other," their mother said. "They were all close, so they all helped each other out."Mr. Calabrese started volunteering at Children's Memorial Hospital, teaching movies to the children staying there. Taping variety shows eventually became a paid job with the hospital's production department — one he enjoyed because he got to work with kids, his mom said.



"How many times he'd come home and be ready to break down because they did a 'code blue' during a variety show," she said. "He loved those kids."



Mr. Calabrese is survived by his parents, Cesare II and Patricia Calabrese; his daughter, Karen; his sisters, Sherry, Angel, Jeanette, Teresa, Denise, Tricia, Tammy, Nicole, Kimberly and JoAnn; and many nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and friends.

Cesare, I'm so sorry to learn of your son's death. My condolences to you and your family.

I remember Uncle Cesare babysitting me with Auntie Angel. I Love You.

I remember Uncle Cesare giving me popsicles when we weren't suppose to have them. (I would hide it.) I Love You.

I remember knocking on Uncle Cesare's door and I would run upstairs and Uncle Cesare would come out of his room. But no matter how many times I did it, he would never yell! I miss you and I Love you.

I remember how Uncle Cesare would always make sure I was there to bake a cake. Uncle Cesare is a funny, happy and strong dancer and sometimes he did dance offs. I miss you. I Love You.

I remember when I wanted to see Uncle Cesare in the middle of the night, so I would go downstairs into his room and turn the stereo up all the way just to wake him up so I could see him. I Love You.

I remember watching TV with my dad, we watched Scooby Doo and Tom & Jerry. I also remember sleeping over at Grandma's with him, we played together with Alicia and sometimes Samantha too. I Love You Dad and I miss you.

In Uncle Cesare's movie for school, I remember being a Movie Star, I fed a dog. And I also remember when me and him would get "Buff" together in his room! I Love You.

I remember that the adults would always say "no ice cream". Yet Uncle Cesare would always give it to us anyway.

And I remember helping Uncle Cesare paint his room one day. I Love You.

I remember how easy going Uncle Cesare was, we would pick on him, but he would just laugh at it. I Love You.

I remember when he asked me and Jerry to be in a movie for school. I had a major problem with the lighting and my eyes wouldn't stop watering. Uncle Cesare had to keep stopping the filming, like every 5 minutes. It took 2 hours to make an 8 minute movie. I Love You.

I remember when he took me driving, it was a crash course because we went Downtown the 1st day. He really believed in me. I miss you and I Love you.

I remember when I was Cesare's room monitor for his 1st grade class. He was always the most popular kid in school. I'll miss you dearly. I Love You.

I remember Cesare buying a Huffy bike from me. I Love You.

I remember playing JAWS with Cesare, Tricia, Jennifer, Tammy, Nicole and Kim, between the couches in Aunt Pat's living room when we were younger. I Love You.

I remember giving Cesare all his hair cuts when he was younger. I Miss You.

I remember feeling extremely proud of Cesare when he graduated College with a 4.0 GPA. I Love You.

I remember Cesare's energy, how positive I felt after talking to him. I Love you.

I remember when Cesare wouldn't let us watch The Brady Bunch. So we would try to beat him home to have control of the TV. I Love you.

I always would raz Cesare about the Cubs, I will miss that debate with Cesare and miss him dearly. But I'm glad Cesare got to see the Sox win the World Series.

I remember when Cesare put a towel on his back and pretended to be Superman. I Love You.

I remember Cesare and I had a dance contest at one of the wedding receptions. I think Cesare won, but I really don't remember who won. I Love you.

Teresa remembers when Cesare use to play house with them. He was always such a good sport about it. I love you.

Uncle Chris enjoyed break dancing with Cesare at Uncle Chris' 50th Birthday party.

Thank you for having the oppurtunity to have had you in my life,for the many spiritual talks we had together,for all your confidence and belief you had in me even when I had none for myself,for showing me what unconditional love was,for opening up doors and showing things I never knew where possible,for the times we meditated together,for all the laughs we had together,for all the dancing we did together,and most of all the beautiful daughter we made together.

Our prayers and deepest sympathy are with the Calabrese family at this very difficult time.



As neighbors, we have always admired your family for being so large and full of life (and lives). May the Lord comfort your family and friends in your sorrow.

I am grateful to have had the chance to get to know Cesare a bit during his time volunteering at the hospital. He was always so full of life and good cheer. I especially appreciated his great smile and his dancing as he operated the camera during our hospital's live weekly music show that I hosted for the children. Cesare, you were a beautiful person who touched this person's heart.

Hi, I’m Candice Collins one of my Uncle Cesare’s many nieces, but I was also his God Child. This is not easy for me to do, life is so unexpected, I never thought I would be doing this, at least not yet, he was so young, he had so much more life to live on. He was truly an amazing person. He was brilliant, compassionate, outgoing, a fantastic dancer with a sense of humor, and his unselfish illustration of giving is something that will continue to touch my life. In other words, he is exactly like me!



It's difficult to imagine life without him. Knowing that my own children will never know him. It makes me sad.



His body may be gone, but he lives on in our hearts forever. His life and memories live on in us.



I can see him right now: laughing, talking and probably even doing his wonderful dance steps with my Grandma, Baby Cesare, all the other relatives and new and old friends in Heaven.



Uncle Cesare has a real big job now because he is in charge of watching out for all of us. And in spirit he is with us today.



I remember when Uncle Cesare did his movies for school, they were works of art. In each movie he had some of my cousins in the movies, but one of his movies he had to make sure all my cousins including myself played a part. That showed me that each one of us had a place in his heart.



I remember even with his busy schedule he made time to take me on an interview for a modeling job. I looked up to him, because he always displayed such confidence and professionalism, something I hope to have. I need you there with me holding my hand every time I go on an interview. With your power I know you will help me achieve my goals.



And looking at the guest book on line, I know that he touched many lives beside his family. It is very true that he was always one of the most giving individuals. And his heart and love for others was always bigger than the world around him, and we know that his example to others will continue to live on.



You will be missed by all your relatives and friends. We LOVE you forever.

I worked with Cesare at Children's Memorial Hospital. I always had a great time producing Hospital Bingo with him and talking about the Cubs. He was well liked by everyone and he had an infectious smile that would light up the office. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

My deepest symphathy to the Calabrese Family.

So sorry to hear the sad news about your son. Our thoughts and

prayers are with the Calabrese family.



(Murphy Motor Freight Lines)

from Tom Schultz

I know your heart breaks at this time. God only knows why this occasion has occured. We must live on remembering the things that endeared them to us. I am sorry for your loss.

God bless you. Tom

P.S. See you at the cabin.

To the entire Calabrese Family. I am so sorry to hear of your loss. It was wonderful growing up nextdoor to such a loving family and I only wish I would have know Cesare as an adult the way I did as a child. On behalf of myself and my family, our deepest sympathy.

The Sand Family

Please accept our sympathies for your Family's loss. Our prayers ask that God comfort and guide you through your grief.

It will be the little things

that you will remember about Cesare,

the quiet moments, the smiles,

the laughter.

Although it may

seem hard right now,

it will be the memory

of these little things

that will help you get through this very hard time.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Aunt Florence and Family

The Di Fonzos

The Kunkas

The J.Bordoshuks

Dear Uncle Cesare,

There is one main thing I remember about YOU and that is that when I was a little girl and till now a (teen) YOU called me VERN and I always remember that. One time tara called me VERN and i said well really only my uncle cesare calls me that and i felt bad and really didnt care if she called me that so i said well you may also call me that and from now on you two are the only ones that I let call me that some people do but i agreed for you two only to call me VERN. Also I remeber it used to be like a different name everytime he would cesare-a-fi-it like VERNIE-JEAN which was both my middle name and first name. but most of all is Ill miss you I know alot of people

will! YOU were very special to each and ever person YOU know Im goin to miss YOU love yoU so0o0 much!!

When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years, they are bound to bring you a smile and maybe some tears.

But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.



Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.



Memories are a very precious gift and you will never be forgotten. I LOVE YOU.

My Heart goes out to the Calabrese Family, so sorry for your loss.

I am very sorry to hear about your loss.

Dear Cesare,pat and kids.

My heart goes out to all of you.

God bless you & little cesare

love

Buddy&Joanne

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

I work with Denise and I found out that my Uncle James knew Cesare. Even though I didn't know Cesare personally,I know that he touched my Uncle's life as well as many others. My heart goes out to you Denise and the rest of your family and friends. I am thinking about you and I miss ya at work! :) You and your family are in my prayers.

Dear Sherry and Family,

My Heartfelt Sympathy is with each and every one of you, at this time of sorrow.

Cesare Calabrese left this world on May 7th 2006. Although he is no longer present he left the world a better place because he created such a beautiful child. He will always be remembered.I know he is always watching over her because he loved her so much.

I remember all the good times we had and well never for get you.

Love,

Louie

Uncle Cesare,

We'll miss ya,hope your dancin' your heart away in heaven

Love,

Joey

I am so sorry to hear this very sad news about Cesare. I remember what a good guy he was. My thoughts and prayers are with the Calabreses.

My family grew up across the street from your family (my parents still live there) and I unfortunately never got to know Cesare that well. One thing I can say, however, is that he always had a wave and a smile when we crossed paths. My prayers go out to your family and friends.

our deepest sympathy and prayers at this tragic time bill & coreen reisner

Cesare I will miss you so much I asked god to take special care of you. Please take care of my son Cesare for me. I love the both of you and miss both of you dearly. Take care of yourself and our loved ones. You have a big job ahead of you taking care of so many of us so get some rest. This is your purpose in life to take care of all of us here on earth and the one's in heaven. Take care I love you. May God bless you for you courage and strength.



Love,

Your Loving Sister Angel

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

To the "Calabrese" Family: At this time of sorrow, it so hard to say anthing that would help through this horrible time. All of you are in our hearts with many prayers. May God be with all of you.

Always our love the "Coglianese" family

Dear Jerry, Angel and family. Our deepest sympathy to you and your family on the loss of your brother. Our love and prayers to you always.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you.

Aunt Pat and Uncle Cesare I don't what to say I don't think there is anything I can say. You are in my prayers each and every day. I am so sorry

I met Cesare when my daughter Maribel introduced him to me as her boyfriend a few years ago. At first he was shy around us, but with time he gained the affection of the entire family. He accompanied Maribel to all the family parties and birthdays. He became a part of our family. As Maribel’s mother he won me over with the way he treated my daughter. The last time I saw Cesare was on April 29th at my birthday party. I still remember the last hug I received from him. We have nothing but good memories of him. The way he treated us and him helping in any and every way possible. A person like him is not easy to forget. He will always be in our minds and heart.

I was so sorry to hear of your loss. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help at this time.

From the first time I met Cesare about four years ago, he was always one of the most giving individuals I had ever met. He was always willing to take time out from his schedule to help his friends without ever expecting anything in return. His selfless example of giving is something that will continue to touch my life. His heart and love for others was always bigger than the world around him, but his example to others will continue to live on.

Our deepest sympathy to the Calabrese Family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow.

The Schlueter Family (Jeff Laura Kelli and Chuckie)

The Kowalski Family(Chuck Rita & Mark)

Lil' Ceas, you will be missed. I cherish many fond memories of hanging with you at birthday parties and Christmas when we were young. Those were wonderful times. I take solitude in knowing you are in a better place now.



My deepest sympathy goes to my Uncle Ceasar and Aunt Pat and all my cousins. I don't what else I can say other than I'm very, very sorry and I love you all.



Love,

Greg

DEAR CESARE & PAT, WE ARE VERY

SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR SON.

OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. CESARE

DONT KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, LOU WORKED WITH YOU AT MURPHY.

I AM VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. CESARE WAS A GOOD PERSON. HE WILL BE MISSED.