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.
