I was devastated and shocked to learn that a longtime musician friend of mine, Tony Cavagnaro, from my hometown of Rochester, NY was killed on Friday night, September 7, 2007. I'm posting this news story (below) about his death for any of my friends who knew Tony and didn't know about the accident, and to honor his memory. 
I knew Tony Cavagnaro for over 15 years going back to when I bought my very first "Marshall" guitar cabinet from him during the time when I was in my former band Exploding Boy. We became fast friends. Our bands did many gigs together through the years, and we also shared a whole slew of mutual friends in the Rochester community of musicians.
He was a sweet, kind, gentle guy with a great sense of humor and a boundless passion for music. Despite the fact that we recently only ran into each other every few years, he always greeted me with the same smile, and the same warm personality... almost as if no time had passed at all. We always picked up right where we left off. I will miss him very much.
My heart is with his family, his friends, and his bandmates during this difficult time.
Local rock band leader killed in car crash
— Anthony E. Cavagnaro, leader of the popular Rochester rock band Buddhahood, died Friday in a one-car crash in Yates County.
Cavagnaro, 41, was driving from his home in Pulteney, Steuben County, to Rochester to meet bandmates before heading to a gig in Buffalo, said his wife Jan Mater-Cavagnaro.
Cavagnaro, who was best known as Tony, was heading north on Middle Road in Potter about 6:30 p.m. when his car went off the west side of the road, crossed the other way and went off the east side of the road. The car hit several trees, according to a news release from the Yates County Sheriff's Office.
Cavagnaro was wearing a seat belt and the air bag deployed. He suffered a severe head injury and was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff's office said.
The crash is under investigation. An autopsy will be done at Soldiers and Sailors Hospital in Penn Yan, Yates County.
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