One of Eagle Point's best with the truest of hearts passed away peacefully last Tuesday morning at the age of 75. Brian Cavallo was born in Los Angeles, the son of a WWII fighter pilot and a mother who sang for the Big Bands at the Hollywood Palladium, Anthony and Violet. His father being an Air Force pilot, Brian found himself within a few years living in England with his two younger brothers riding double-decker buses to a local grammar school and London on weekends. It was in England when he went pheasant hunting with his father that he began his life-long interest in shooting and guns. After returning to the states and living in Texas, he received his first rifle-shotgun over-under, as a Christmas gift. At about the same time, he acquired a passion for military history, reading everything he could get his hands on, even reading books while he caddied on the golf course. Quite naturally, he made serving in the U.S. Marines a goal. Once when he was injured in a high school after-football game brawl, he asked the ER doctor tending to him if the injury might impede his enlistment into the Marines. "No," the doctor replied, "you're good to go." Within a year he found himself at Marine basic training in San Diego, where he distinguished himself as the graduate most likely to attend Officer Candidate School, which happened two years later. He went to Vietnam and as a 1st Lt. served as an air controller for his attack squadron. After returning to the states, he transferred to the Army Reserve (Armor) so that he could finish his college studies at San Diego State University, a history-business major. He met his wife, Dianne, while she was serving as a Navy nurse at the Balboa Naval Hospital. They married shortly after and began a family, producing a daughter, Erika, now a wife and mother of three boys living in Southern Oregon with her husband, Chris. Brian retired from the Army a Lt. Colonel and he and Dianne lived for a time in Olympia, Washington, before settling in Eagle Point with their grandchildren living nearby. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and her husband and three boys, and brother Paul. Brian loved Jesus, believed God's promises in the Bible, expectantly waited for heaven, and entered eternity in peace.
"You are not forgotten,
Nor will you ever be.
As long as life and memory last
We will remember thee."
The family is not having a traditional service, but instead a small "celebration of life" dinner with intimate family and friends. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Signature Healthcare at Home. 541-664-7400
A celebration of life for Brian will be held Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 4:00 PM at Callahans Lodge, 7100 Old Highway 99 S, Ashland, OR.
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