David Cageao

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July 6, 2021

"It is with great sadness that Broadclyst Basketball Club have learnt of the passing away of Dave Cageao.
Dave was a popular member of the club who represented Broadclyst for a number of seasons in both the 1st and 2nd teams.
He brought a small piece of... more

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June 25, 2021

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June 24, 2021

I met Julie and Dave when they were already a perfectly, truly-madly-deeply in love 'team'. Dave was always hilarious, outrageous, smiling, up for a laugh at just about anyone's expense - including his own.
I responded once, and got properly pranked for... more

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June 24, 2021

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June 23, 2021 · via mobile

Getting to know Dave and Julie since joining the Cageao family has been so special. Andrew and I started our relationship in a similar way so I have always felt you guys were like our unofficial role models.

Nothing was ever too much trouble, not even... more

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June 22, 2021 · via iPhone

My cousin Dave, was one of my best friends. He’s 2 months older than me. We grew up together. We were always together. He was Batman , I was Robin. I have so many memories, pictures, experiences with him. They’ll never fit in this page…. I do want... more

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June 22, 2021

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June 22, 2021 · via iPhone

Miss you Bud.

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June 22, 2021

Various words I have received from many cherished friends. Thank you.

"For me, Dave was a top bloke. One of a select few I had come to enjoy my time with. He will certainly be missed by us and his memory will live on." - A

"I think of how much fun I... more

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June 21, 2021

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June 20, 2021

From Maureen Stone (Dave's mother-in-law):

"Dave was the most generous-hearted loving man. He always greeted you with a smile and a twinkle in his eye when interacting with his family.
The love he had for Julie, Nia and Vinnie will stay with them... more

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June 20, 2021

From Oli Kightley:

"Extremely hard to try and put into words what Dave meant to me as a friend.

I first met Dave circa 1998/1999 in the sports hall at St. Peter’s where we were playing Basketball. I knew from that first meeting Dave was someone I... moreFrom Oli Kightley:

"Extremely hard to try and put into words what Dave meant to me as a friend.

I first met Dave circa 1998/1999 in the sports hall at St. Peter’s where we were playing Basketball. I knew from that first meeting Dave was someone I wanted to be friends with. We played together for quite some years, I often picked him up from home, travelled all around Devon and we both had to calm each other down after rowing with the opposition but mainly referees.

I also have fond early memories of going out into Exeter with you and Dave, the endless parties at your houses, the nights I had to crash on the sofa, the ice cubes down my pants, Kristans cocktails, the trips to the kebab shops and of course the flower basket I decided to take for you off your neighbours window cill! You guys always looked after me and they were such great times.

Dave spent some time, along with you of course, talking me into summer camp. That for me was when my life changed. I was lost before that (aged 20) and after 1 summer at ILC I come home, full of confidence, started uni and it set me on my way.

I guess Dave was always going to be my best man after I met Heather and I’ll never get over his surprise when I asked him in your old living room at Powderham Crescent. “You have so many friends, why me?” he said! Quite often brothers ask each other to me their best men and that was what Dave was to me, my big brother. I knew he always had my back and I his. My respect for Dave was immeasurable.

Here are some very random memories of Dave that make me smile, laugh and cry.

The time we thought my car had been stolen in London so took the bus home (it was there all along), him convincing Andy Lombardi to sell me beer my first year at ILC because I was his mate even if I was only 20, shifting that cast iron bath at Woodah Rd, his cooking, the night in the kebab shop when we couldn’t stop laughing, that night he stuck up for you in Weatherspoons after that bloke was rude to you, Tuckers Maltings, his best man speech at my wedding, the effort he put into my stag do, him dressed as Mr T, his horrible Regret drink, Elbow concert, your trips to come stay, Sidmouth Folk Festival (did you say sausage?), watching Blazing Saddles with him, him telling me you guys were moving away, the pranks I helped him with at ILC (the coffin over a bed which he made and the hose pipe above crazy Carl’s bed at 2am), being Harriet’s godfather, there’s so much more too.

I love Dave and I’ll eternally miss him but also be so grateful for that 1 fateful meeting we had that night playing basketball because without that, I’m convinced my life now would be so different. That’s when you know you’re special, when you impact people’s lives in such a way ♥️ less

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June 19, 2021

Last one xxx

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June 19, 2021

Pictures taken when you visited with Nia xxx (has 5 photo limit)

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June 19, 2021

Photos to go with memories #2 school trips; our wedding; World Book Days!

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June 19, 2021

Photos to go with memory #1 Leaving concert; After-show party; World Book day! (Only lets me do 5 pics at a time!!)

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June 19, 2021

Hello Vinnie and Nia – I’m Rosie.
I knew your dad as a teaching colleague and as a friend.

Children adored him and he was a truly brilliant teacher – and I say that with years of teaching experience. I know that many of his pupils (and... moreHello Vinnie and Nia – I’m Rosie.
I knew your dad as a teaching colleague and as a friend.

Children adored him and he was a truly brilliant teacher – and I say that with years of teaching experience. I know that many of his pupils (and colleagues) stayed in contact to share successes and ask advice after they left his class, or he left their school – which is by far the highest praise you can receive as a teacher. He was uber cool and had a wicked sense of humour. But he had very high standards and expectations from pupils and from his department staff alike. He was my ‘Head of English’ and my teaching improved a great deal under his guidance – through his advice and just through watching him teach.

We also kept each other sane as we stood outside on playground duty or suffered a school trip, sharing jokes and jibes that were carefully calculated to be extremely rude but just subtle enough to go over the pupils’ heads. His World Book Day costumes were always a sight to see. We laughed and moaned about the job, but in the classroom he saw potential in every child. In this light, he was even positive enough to ask me to help at a basketball club he started – him being him, he just didn’t see the issues I saw with my complete ignorance of the rules or lack of athletic prowess – he didn’t judge, just saw fun and potential!

You could always expect something interesting when you went into Mr Cageao’s classroom. Children were desperate to be put in his form in Year 6. Many times on my arrival, I was graced with the wise mantra from ‘Conan the Barbarian’:
Mr Cageao: "What is best in life?"
Year 6 Barbarians: “To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women!”
Yup… Education at its finest! 😉

Among many things, we directed a musical together, and I have never worked with anyone so giving and supportive in that setting. He did not want glory or control, but worked his socks off in the background to make things brilliant for the kids. Two of the photos I have posted show him standing with me on the grass outside school with the children, at the after-show party. Their faces full of excitement and enthusiasm towards him is the best example I could find to show how much all his pupils have respected him, loved him and just thrived in his care. It makes me so proud to have worked with him.

Your dad was my ‘referee’ for job applications for years, because I knew that he thoroughly understood teaching and would represent the short few years we so enjoyed teaching together with his energy and professional expertise.

He was my unofficial mentor (I don’t know if he realised this) and I often asked him questions about teaching and career choices – to which his usual response was to do what felt right for me, instead of worrying about the fancy reputation of the school or a higher wage. Your mum and dad came to share my wedding (photo) and he was so happy for me to find love. His focus was all about family and quality of life – and he was bursting with pride and happiness with his family.

And family – what a family. His love for your mum was clearly profound. He wanted you two children so very badly and when you arrived he shone like a beacon of happiness and pride. Even from a distance (you were born after we parted schools) he radiated profound love, and with your mum you formed a perfectly beaming threesome, then a foursome family.

He has touched so many lives so strongly, through friendship, teaching and helping both children and adults thrive and find their strengths - through his sheer force of love, his enormous sense of humour and in so many other ways. There is so very much of him spread around the world, held in people’s hearts and memories.

And I know that his love for you hasn’t stopped. It simply couldn’t. It is too, too strong. less

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Jo-Ann Howell <3 Beautiful words xx
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June 19, 2021

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June 17, 2021

I spent the last week re-reading hundreds of emails that included commentary from Dave. The gift that I was left with is laughter. Serious laughter brought on by Daves wicked sense of humor and the extreme nature of the dialog. All of these exchanges... more

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June 16, 2021

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June 16, 2021

I worked with Dave and Julie at Camp Sequoia way back in 1995 and I remember a group of us visiting his family home to celebrate his birthday at some point. From memory I think he signed my shirt "How did you get a Counselor's shirt, you limey... more

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June 16, 2021 · via iPhone

I don’t know what to say or how to put my feelings into words. I think you can probably understand that feeling right now. I have known Julie since school and it has been so lovely to be part of her life all of these years. To meet the big ole American... more

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June 10, 2021 · via iPhone

Dave, although I might not have seen you for some years I have fond memories of the times we shared together with your beautiful wife Julie. You used to make me laugh how you would become more offensive as the drinks flowed and the evening went on and... more

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June 10, 2021

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June 10, 2021

When I think of Dave, I think of Dave and Julie. Every time I saw Dave, he was always the same – a bright smile saying ‘hey Jane’. He was genuine, kind, great fun, witty, intelligent, good looking and an all round great guy. I think of his love for... more

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June 10, 2021

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June 9, 2021

And a few more.....

The first picture is us with almost all of the bunk on a trip to Montreal. Dave was not too happy in the pic because I think he had learned that our co-counselor got fired that day. Despite that day, we had a great group of kids that... more

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June 9, 2021

Adding some more pictures from the camp years....

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June 9, 2021

Hello Julie, Nia, and Vinnie-

I have many fond memories of Dave through our years working together at Camp Sequoia where we were both counselors in the same division for 5 years and then co-counselors for 1 year. He was a great guy and friend, right... more

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June 9, 2021

I think of Dave laughing and joking at a BBQ in the back garden of the house in Exeter. The photos of Dave as a camp counsellor that always made me smile.
Being a friend of Julie I was invited to the grand 40th birthday celebrations and witnessed the... more

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June 9, 2021

We met through me working with your amazing wife. You were childhood sweethearts and every time we saw you together you always seemed so much in love, always smiling and never a bad word to say about anyone. You were a gentle giant. I always hoped our... more

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June 9, 2021

Hello Julie, Nia, and Vinnie-
I was lucky to meet Dave in the Summer of 1993 at Camp Sequoia, which was located in Rock Hill NY. We were counselors in the same division for 5 years, and co-counselors for 1 year. I have many of fond memories of Dave... moreHello Julie, Nia, and Vinnie-
I was lucky to meet Dave in the Summer of 1993 at Camp Sequoia, which was located in Rock Hill NY. We were counselors in the same division for 5 years, and co-counselors for 1 year. I have many of fond memories of Dave during our years together. He was a great friend to me and an amazing counselor to the kids in his bunk (and in our division). He was super smart, creative, and talented in pretty much everything he touched.

I cannot forget about the early days of when Dave and Julie were dating, I got many, many, many requests to borrow my car (The powder blue Plymouth Reliant). I can't even count how many times Dave pleaded with me to take my car in order to take Julie out on a date or maybe even a day off, or even just to run into town on a period off together.....I am glad that my car was able to play such a pivotal role in their relationship....I must also say that the car was always returned to me without any scratches on it and with ample gas in the tank too! I remember Dave telling me how much in love he was with Julie. He said she was just an amazing person and how she was the perfect girl for him. He was absolutely right, and their relationship blossomed in the following years at camp (and after). Eventually that led to Dave and Julie's wedding, which I believe was hosted at Dave's parents house. It was an honor to attend their wedding and witness 2 people who loved each other dearly exchange their marriage vows.

I am also quite thankful I got to meet up with Dave and Julie during one of their US trips in Washington DC in December 2011. At that point, it had been 13 years since we saw each other. We met at a hotel near the Capitol and had a drink before going to dinner. We traded old camp stories, and reminisced about old times. Lots of smiles and laughs at that meal for sure. Over the years, we would also trade some messages back and forth about babies and we would send holiday cards to each other too. One of my favorite videos that Dave posted online is where Dave taught Nia to pick me out of our holiday card that was on their fridge. I believe I watched and re-watched that video countless times because it was just so adorable.

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June 8, 2021 · via iPhone

Where to start Julie , nia and Vinnie , the whackiest guy I’ve ever met always the party organiser/ organisers ever , the memories that everyone I know had the best times , also so generous and grateful xxx love you ya big jobby xxx

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Richard Straus Julie, Nia and Vinnie,
I met your Daddy a long time ago when we were just about to start high school. I had just moved from New York City to a little town upstate NY where your Dad grew up. Many of the other kids didn't say much to me because I was the... more
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Benedict Vessa I’m already crying and I haven’t written a word. Dave was a counselor in the bunk next to mine. He was loud, he was obnoxious and he was wonderful. I spent every day off with him, and whether we watched movies in Middletown or skunk racing at the... more
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June 7, 2021 · via iPhone

Dear Dave, Julie, Nia and Vinnie (The Cageaos, I still don’t know if I pronounce your name right??!) . Thank you for the fun times we have shared. Your friendship means so much to us and we are very grateful to have gotten to know you all. We have... more

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June 7, 2021

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June 7, 2021 · via mobile

Dear nia and vinnie,, I doubt you'll ever know who I am, but I knew your dad a long long time ago. Not too well, but we'll enough to know he was one of the best guys I'd met ever. He never said a bad thing about anyone and always helped anyone and always... more

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June 7, 2021

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Joshua Goldstein I will greatly miss Dave. He was my role model when I was 17-19. I wanted to be just like him. I was his junior counselor at camp, then co counselor. We were fast friends. When he was dating Julie, I would cover for him, bring items to the boathouse so... more
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June 7, 2021

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June 7, 2021

I don’t even know where to begin with my favorite memories of Dave. There was the time as kids he tried to convince Caroline and I that he had caviar for us (fish eggs from a trout he caught in a nearby pond)…the time he had us dig a swear hole in... more