Barry Lee Caceres

Barry was born as Neto Lee Caceres on December 27,1935 in Detroit, Michigan to Ernesto Falcon “Ernie” Caceres and Virginia “Gina” Lee Caceres (Romeo). Barry’s father, Ernie, was a famous musician who played clarinet and baritone saxophone with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Barry’s mother, Gina, was a dancer and a homemaker. Barry’s name was changed from “Neto” to “Barry” when he was six years old after the “Barry Saxophone” that Ernie was famous for playing.

At a young age the family moved to New York City where Barry was raised by his parents, his grandmother, Rose Lee “Mitzi” Romeo (Quaratino) and the streets of the energetic city he roamed and explored. Barry developed a love of music (especially singing) and sports. In his adolescence he sang in a group on the street corner in Manhattan, he later worked at Capitol Records rubbing shoulders with some of the greats and continued to sing on stage and in clubs when given the opportunity. At 11 years old, Barry got to participate in a Yankees team practice and met the players, he was a bench player on his high school’s 1950 NYC championship basketball team and eventually worked as a sports handicapper in his later years using his vast knowledge of sports and analytical mind to handicap contests with extraordinary skill. Watching a game with Barry was always a treat — he always knew more about the players, coaches and teams than the announcers calling the game.

Barry’s true love was his family. He had his first son Andre Kean Caceres in 1961 with his first wife Francine. The couple divorced in 1965, but Barry married again in 1969 to Luciana and they were together for nearly 54 years until his passing. Barry and Luciana had two sons. Keith Alan Caceres was born in 1973 and Barry Mark Caceres in 1974. Barry loved family get togethers with his wife, children and grandchildren and would always share his many stories from his life.

Barry was preceded in death by his father Ernesto Falcon “Ernie" Caceres, his grandmother Rose Lee “Mitzi” Romeo (Quaratino), and his mother Virginia Lee “Gina” Caceres (Romeo). Barry is survived by his wife Luciana Caceres; sons Andre Kean Caceres, Keith Alan Caceres and Barry Mark Caceres; daughters in law Kathryn Caceres, Momoka Caceres and Brennetta Caceres; grandchildren Brandon Caceres, Chelsea Caceres, Mikayla Caceres, Mandolyn Caceres, Evaleah Caceres, Virginia Caceres and Jacob Caceres; step-granddaughter Monika Chaney; and five sisters in-law and their children comprising four nieces and six nephews.

Funeral services will held on June 14, 2023. Services will start at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church located at 1811 Pueblo Vista Drive; Las Vegas, Nevada 89128. The eulogy will be given at 10:30am with the funeral mass following at 11:00am. At the conclusion of mass, the services will move to Palm Northwest Cemetery located at 6701 North Jones Boulevard; Las Vegas, Nevada 89131. The burial service will begin between 12:15pm and 1:00pm, depending on the time of the arrival of the funeral party. Following the burial, a lunch reception will be held at Grimaldi’s Pizzeria located at 750 South Rampart Boulevard, Unit 7; Las Vegas, Nevada 89145. This will be an opportunity for family and friends of Barry to visit, share a meal and celebrate his life.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Barry's memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 US, https://www.stjude.org; and American Cancer Society, https://cancer.org or to a charity of your choice.

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