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Jason Cayne Date of Birth: November 11, 1968 Department: Municipal Bonds Position: Partner / Broker “A piece of us has been taken away: A piece that glowed with the warmth of friendship. A piece that brought beauty into this world. A piece that was our kindred spirit. A piece that will live on forever in our memories.” Blessed with boundless charisma, Jake was the kind of guy that everyone wanted as his best friend. Whether you were snow or water skiing, weight training at the gym, or just hanging around the house, you were having a great time with Jake. The place wasn’t important, just the time being spent together. Blessed with the love of a beautiful, adoring woman and three precious daughters, Jake was the consummate family man. Since he and wife Gina first met in their teens, they were inseparable. Jake and Gina became names that seemed to just fit together…to belong together. They shared life’s joys and challenges throughout high school, college, marriage, and eventually, parenthood. Blessed with three precious daughters, Jake was never happier than when spending time with his daughters. Each a fitting reflection of their parents’ love, Suzann, Marissa and Raquel had a daddy who enjoyed nothing more than spending time with them, whether it was out to breakfast on Sundays or cheering at soccer games. Jake’s girls can rest assured that he’s not missing one second of their lives. He’s just watching it all from a different angle. We are all blessed to have known him.
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I worked with Jason at Cantor for a couple of years. We worked in different departments. I actually became friendly with him from the gym. There was a group of us, that would be there everyday at 6:00 a.m. We all became pretty friendly. I remember Jason and Matthew always cracking me up. They were a comedy team. At the end of our workouts we would all end up on the mat, stretching out. That’s when Jason and I would always talk. He would always speak, so loving of his family. I remember that he would tell me that I should start a family and “get out of this buisness.” Sure enough when I became pregnant he always had encouraging words. He was one of the nicest guys at Cantor. I am truly sorry for his family’s loss. God Bless you all.
I met Jake at the gym in the WTC in 1998 we both worked in 1WTC. We quickly became close friends. Living close to each other we began commuting together to work. I had a great commuting partner. We often got together outside of work. Our children even played together. I felt closer to Jake than to friends I have had for 20 years. I truly believed Jake was someone that would be a true friend forever. His love for his wife and children always showed. Many of our conversations were about our families. I wish we had taken more time from our busy lives to be together. My love and prayers are with Gina ,Suzanne, Marissa and Raquel. Your Husband, your Daddy was a great person. I think of him everyday. The only solace I have is that when my time is up Jake will be waiting with a big smile to greet me and show me around.
Every moring at 5:45 am the elevator doors to The Fitness Company would open and laughter would fill the lobby. While everyone else was just trying to stay awake, Jake was already entertaining anyone who would listen.
Jake and I spent about 20 minutes each morning talking before most people were even out of bed. We spoke about everything- workouts, relationships, careers and family. He was never without a smile-ever. Yet he absolutely lit up when he spoke about his family. He proudly bragged about how his daughters put on shows with a real stage and microphone. He would also tell us about his simple trips to McDonalds with his daughters which were very special.
Jake was probably in the best shape of anyone in the gym, including the trainers. Yet he was always open to new ideas and training routines. He easily could have intimidated other members, but he never did. He offered advice, and even asked them to join in on workouts. No matter age, sex, or physical shape-everyone was welcome with Jake. He had an amazing way of making people feel better about themselves.
I can still close my eyes and vividly see and hear Jake laughing. His spirit can not help but live on in anyone who had the honor and priviledge of knowing him. Even though I have never met his family, please know tht Jake has touched my life. I will miss him greatly.
Jake was one of those people that could make anyone smile. I worked with Jake in 1999, and from the moment I met him, he made me laugh. Jake was always a leader on the trading desk or in a practical joke. He always showed his dedication to his family, work and friendships. I will remember him for being a genuine person and his love of life.
Jake, it is so hard to sit next to this computer and write something to you or for you. What can I possible say to the only man I ever loved in my life? I have spent almost everyday with you for the past 15 years and to think we are only 30 that is scary. I love you more than I will ever be able to love anyone again. I miss you every second of the day I think about you every second of the day and I just want you back every second of the day. For now all I can get myself to say is how much I love and miss you. Gina and Jake forvever and always. I will keep on loving you baby. Love, your wife Gina
boy if you knew jake you knew someone who would make your life more fun and a better place to live. he was the life of everywhere he went. i worked out with jake and he always gave 100 percent. i guess the thing i most admired about him was the fact that if he was your friend or not jake would always go out of his way for you. i was probably last the person to see him alive and my last memory was us laughing about something together. you know what he would laugh at me for saying this but i loved the guy and i ll always miss him.
Nobody was more proud of Jason and his accomplishments than his sister, Stephanie, his Mom, Suzan and me. We had seen his smiling face through the bumps in his life, as well as life’s victories, as evidenced by Gina, his wife, Suzann, Marissa, Raquel, his daughters and the quality and character of his friends. Over the last several weeks, Suzan, Stephanie and I have recalled the life we shared with our son. The times we laughed together, as well as the times we cried, worried and struggled through life as a family.
Jason and I dreamed of someday working together, so that we could spend more time. He truly disliked commuting and working in the World Trade Center, but the financial rewards outweighed other considerations. So, on September 11, 2001, Jason and thousands of other innocent people took their last commute.
If Jason were here today, he would not have wanted us to cry, but rather make sure that his family and friends were safe and secure. After knowing that, it would have been party time. So, in his memory, I’m going to have a beer and a Cuban cigar and be thankful for the time we had together, which was too too short..
You’re with me everyday. I’ll never stop loving or thinking about you.
DAD
I’ve known Jason since we were 11 years old. I was honored to have been there for his bar mitzvah and his wedding. After all those years, if there’s one thing I’ve noticed about jason, it was that he was definitely a free-spirit. He lived life with gusto. Although jason was physically imposing, he stayed a kid at heart. It is my sincere hope that one day in the future we’ll meet again. God bless you Jason. My thoughts and prayers are with you, and your family.
I MET JASON WHEN HE STARTED ON WALL ST. I WAS WORKING AT TITUS AND DONNELLY AND JASON WAS THE NEW ROOKIE. YOU REALLY GET TO KNOW A PERSON WHEN YOU’RE IN A BUSINESS LIKE OURS, WHICH REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF INTERACTION AMONG CO-WORKERS. JASON WAS A NATURAL. HIS GREAT PERSONALITY IS ONE OF THE REASONS HE WAS SUCH A SUCCESS AND HE’S PROOF THAT NICE GUYS CAN BE SUCCESSFULL ON WALL STREET. HE WAS ALWAYS HAPPY AND NEVER MOODY. JASON JUST LIKED TO ENJOY LIFE. FAMILY AND FRIENDS MEANT EVERYTHING TO HIM. HE WAS NOT ONLY A ROLE MODEL AS A FATHER AND HUSBAND BUT ALSO AS A FRIEND. JASON I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU AND I THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE WORKPLACE A BETTER PLACE TO BE.
8/6/02
As I sit at my desk looking at your picture, the sadness and emptiness of your loss creeps through my stomach, up to my heart, and into my eyes. It’s impossible for me to hold back the tears or mellow the pain, hurt and sadness of you not being here. Your daughters, wife, sister and Mom and I are all trying to comprehend and struggle through life now. We never understood how difficult it could be just to live day to day without you. We all knew that we loved you but we didn’t REALLY know how much.
We see you in children’s faces, in places visited together, in attitudes and expressions, in body types, in gaits, in things left behind, in the laughter of others, in the sky and most importantly, in our minds’ eye.
I wish I had the ability to express myself better, so that others would understand what you meant to us all.
You’re always with me.
Love
Dad
NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT JAKE DOES NOT ENTER MY THOUGHTS. SOMETIMES I CRY, SOMETIMES I SMILE, SOMETIMES I LAUGH SO HARD IT HURTS, THINKING OF THINGS HE SAID OR DID. HE WAS TRULY ONE OF A KIND!! THE SPECIAL WARMTH THAT CAME FROM THIS MAN IS SOMETHING I COULD NEVER EXPLAIN TO THE FULLEST, JUST APPRECIATE AND MISS!! ENJOY THAT CIGAR UP IN HEAVEN AND KEEP THE ANGELS LAUGHING!
LOVE, MICHELLE
I met Jake through Gina while gina and i attended Monmouth College and it was evident from the start their love was everlasting. I remember Jake as a sweet and devoted boyfriend and then husband to Gina. One of my happiest memories is their wedding and my husband and I, not knowing anyone but them, having the time of our lives..because Jake welcomed us and made us feel part of the family. that memory will be with me forever..
love…Kristin (Brady) Borys
Jason wanted to dsay you are thought of today especially on your first anniversary in heaven. Tell the other Jay…(Jason Cefalu) I say the same for him…I know I always mixed you two up, and you always said Geez can you get it together already….well I did, and then lost it all again on Sept. 11th 2001……..Jason take care and Bless you and your family always….
Rock me I’m a gargoyle. Who put battery acid on my lips! Day-day, I yuh you. Oh, you’re right. I’m thinkin’ maybe, Howie-ya-doin’? Ice! Cruising to the beach with Scorpions in a turbo-powered Mitibiti. I think you just passed my house. Let’s take big D back to the ‘Bago. The Knight Club. Flinging hot wings over the shoulder. Too much Curry! You can run away to Marginal’s house. Level 5. The game that has no rules. Bouncing off a bed and the room with plywood walls. Level 5. Reanimator. Jawbone. Once, twice, thrice. South Beach. Grandpa’s car. One-on-one! The Orlando basement is not a hotel! Nice shoes. NYC cab rides. Let’s replace the bullet with a hot dog and rub frozen hot peppers on our faces. The Rutgers Library. Pose-down in a ‘Bago. Prom-night in a Sleazeside motel. Ill contrare. Never eat soap and headbut in the same night. Yes, I mow my lawn with a machete. Let’s switch shirts. Chinese downhill. Early morning workouts. You think you’re a guido? So much more. Sorry if I ever hurted you. Hey, you know.
Nov. 11th you would be 34 years old now your children are 8, 6 and almost 3. We would be married for just over 10 years and we would have been together for 16 years. I can not let the day go without saying happy birthday to you. I am sure even in heaven you get your special days but god I am so jealous that they all get to spend the day with you. I can not tell you how much I miss you and love you I am trying really hard to go on and eveytime I make a little progress I feel as though I fall right back to the day you were taken from me. We will plant another tree in the yard for you so now there are 2 for the 2 birthdays I already missed. I love you.
gina
&
jake
true love forever and always
“It’s been a while since I could hold my head up high.” No words better describes this last year and how much pain I have gone through. Not a day goes by where I don’t think about all of the sick times we had. Dave summarized it best, for those of us who understand what he wrote. You will always have a special place in my family, because if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have one. I never would have believed that someone who could bring so much happiness and joy into this world could also bring so much pain. I miss you Bro.
Happy Birthday. Nov 11, 2002
For those of us privileged enough to be your homeslice, we are bonded forever by the fabric of time spent and shared. I always knew there was a wisdom behind your madness … as if you knew your candle had to burn brighter … and that you wanted to ensure that the clan would see it through. It will.
As promised years ago, I have written down some “classics” for you. Hue-ay-guh. Da joos. Qui-zheen. Flexy’s hair smelling fetish. James Rafino and Split Rock. Bagels-n-rice. The chhheeh sound. Charge. All kinds of f’d up. Swite. Gy-hu-gic. Lou, lunch? Katrina, katrina. Double-fisted, over the shoulder. Phone pranks. Whitey spooks. Chess king. The cigar-chompin’ Porky’s bouncer at 35. The Guides. Dap. The munnion man. Bob, can I come over some time and wrestle your sister? Johnny shakes. The pain game. The Blue Canoe. B.B.ing Lassie. Ivanko. Arnold curls. Venus. Slippage. Skiddage. Boppage. Photos of Steve’s sister. Lightnin’ Joe. The part on the other side. Big D. Dirty Diana. Arthur eat cheese … and tabasco. One, two, THREE! Parmesan. Super Bahhhr. I will wax you. That house in the middle of nowhere. Same difference. All the backs I owe you for all of the punch buggy blues and charles horses. The Santini Brothers. Your nana’s a hoar. Sporn & Lockaruba. Samuel Gompers. Are ju Cuban? Flinging fries at mirage, served by the bee hive, with a side of chilled jelly. Bowling with the skinheads. Mind you … as such. Rock me I’m a gargoyle. Everything Dave said already, except for the rating system involving applying fingers to one’s forehead. Oh yeah, you’re right. Joe’s mom’s stache. Size guy. Ccchandsome. Yahgy yahgy yahgy. You’ve got a friend in Pennsylvania. Dems good eats. The bro, is on. Like the Mareens. Fast Eddie. Working out with Bruce at the Hear. Throwing eggs on the wall at Friendly’s. Grey hamburgers. Kicking shins. Cruisin’ the Sleazeside strip. Pocket Guidos. I got my shot in. To the woman who said, “Jason, he’s an idiot.” Grandpa Popeye. Your TI computer with the cassette drive. Beer cans in the pool. BAM! The power of ice. To the teacher who said you and Joe were just wallpaper. No, seriosly, nice f’n face. Andy. Bowling. Friday night football with Dan. Holy shite. And finally, the wongs and the ducky boys. But the greatest impression left on me was you having the strength and resolve to sacrifice potentially the greatest bachelor’s life in the history of mankind in exchange for the letter G. Peace brothuh.
After entering the Cantor Training Program, I had the distinct honor of working with Jake in the Municipal Bonds Department. Jake took me under his wing (along w/ Matthew Picerno) and taught me the business. Pricing, Strategy, Relationships it was all about being professional and bringing value to the client. Jake exuded professionalism, but more importantly he made every single person he worked with feel important. He was a star. My heart goes out to his entire family.
I do not know Jason Cayne personally, but his name was the first name I saw who was among the missing after the attack on the WTC. Jason, I wish I could have known Jason. He sounds like he was a great person, who was very compassionate and fun to be around. My heart goes out to Gina and his daughters. God Bless You.
Jason you are thought of today on the anniversary that will never be forgotten. May your family have peace on this sad day…keep guiding your light their way..
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I, you are you,
Whatever we were to each other that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of site?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval.
Somewhere very near.
Just round the corner.
All is well.
You’re always with me..
Love
Dad
I’ve met him a few times at his sister house, but never personally knew him. But what I remember at the few gatherings was warmth and smiles. He generated warmth, and his family generates it. There were always smiles and love around. That I will always remember.
I cried my heart because I knew the love your family shared. My heart goes out to Gina,
Suzanne, Marissa, & Raquel. God Bless all of you
Jason was everything everyone said about him & more. To me he was a bright shinning star & a pleasure to be with, his smile & sense of humor was one of the things I loved best about him. He was a brother to my son Scott & a second son to me, I know he will always be there, maybe not in body but always in our heart & minds & till we meet in heaven Jason & I know we will, watch over
us.
All my Gayle, Big Bob & Sheri
I knew Jake through my cousin. Unfortunately, not long enough. Been five years now and to this day I have the pic of all of us at the top of Vail hanging in my office. As I sit on conference calls, I am reminded of “Jake Scagnetti, Manallapen Ski Team, “Nails”, Beef Jerky”…
Gina, thinking of you today and hoping you and the girls are doing ok.