Salvatore Cavera

Salvatore P. Cavera, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 20th, 2022. Salvatore was predeceased by his loving wife Lydia; his parents Calogero and Lena; his brothers Tony, Charles and Sam as well as his best friend through life, Charles Keith. He is survived by his three children, Laurie Fink, Richard and Sally Cavera and Carl and Joanne Cavera; along with his six grandchildren, Andrew, Samantha, Tyler, Joseph, Veronica, and Robert.

Salvatore was born on December 4th, 1929 in Bronx, NY where he graduated from William Howard Taft High School. He was drafted into the Army and served in the Korean War from 1951-1953, stationed at the 13th Engineer Combat Battalion. In 1956, he married the love of his life, Lydia Mazzella, and they moved to Township of Washington, NJ. Throughout his career as a film and video editor, he worked for Hearst Metrotone News, ABC Sports, Children’s Television Workshop and 3-2-1 Contact.

He was the recipient of three Academy Awards: two at ABC Sports for Outstanding Sports Programming at the Summer Olympics (1976) and Winter Olympics (1980) and one at 3-2-1 Contact for Outstanding Film Editing; all of which he was incredibly proud of. Salvatore loved nothing more than spending time with his family and will be greatly missed.

The family will receive guests at Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Rd., Westwood, NJ on Tuesday, May 24th from 3-7PM. A Celebration of Salvatore's life and faith will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, May 25th at 10:30AM with entombment to follow at Garden of Memories, 300 Soldier Hill Rd., Township of Washington, NJ.