Jaime Rivas passed away on February 11, 2025, at the age of 84 years old in Manhattan, New York.
He fought very unexpected serious medical battles to the end. Despite the agony and pain, Jaime came out a fighting and stayed strong and fought a battle until the end with his family.
A native of Barahona, Dominican Republic and an avid lover of music and passionate about singing, he spent a good part of his adulthood as a disc jockey at Radio Barahona and then settled in Santo Domingo until coming and creating a long life in New York City. He loved children and enjoyed working with them thoughly at the Department of Education for many years. Aside from music, he loved his wife, daughter, granddaughter, making friends everywhere he went, perfume, nature, clothing, shoes, animals, and especially God and Saint Michael. He had a very strong faith and love of God. He is survived by his eternal partner, Dalcy Rivas, his daughter, Driada Rivas and granddaughter, Genevieve Vallieres Rivas.
Visiting will be on Sunday, March 2nd from 4pm-8pm at the Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home at 726 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, where a pastoral eulogy service will be held. Entombment and a religious service will be held on Monday, March 3rd at Woodlawn Cemetery, 4199 Webster Avenue, Bronx.
We love and miss you so very much. God called for you to be by his side. We accept it and hope to one day be united with you in heaven. An exceptional human being, father, husband and a friend to anyone you met. As you always said, “si no vas hacer el bien, no hagas el mal.” May God keep you safe and well and may you be singing your heart out now with your loved ones by your side and your favorite singers that you hopefully met too.
There is not one day that passes by that we are not thinking about you, and longing tremendously for you to be by our side. We trust in God and in his plan. We know you are by our side guiding us and protecting us each step of the way forever.
I will always love you Dad and thank God for the many years I was fortunate to have you by my side. You will always be with me and us forever.
Until we meet again y vaya con Dios
Your daughter,
Driada