Raffele Edwin Battiste

September 27, 1961 - February 11, 2017

Our precious Son, Brother and friend died on Saturday February 11 in Arizona. He was born in Pueblo on September 27, 1961. He lived in Pueblo for his school years and graduated from Centennial in 1979. As a teenager he work for Fortino-Jackson Chevrolet and then worked as a model while living in Europe. He later lived in California doing some work as an actor; he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild and appeared in Quantum Leap (1989), Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) and She Spies (2002). His work as a photographer revealed a tremendous creative talent. Perhaps he was best known and admired for his commanding presence and self-assurance. He had an uncanny capacity for empathy and ability to see the uniqueness in all those he met. He was preceded in death by his mother Joanne. He is survived by his father Aldo and step mother Dee Ann, his brother Ace and wife Julie and son Luke, sister Gina and Husband Mattia Prian and son Federico and Brother Bart and son Bart Jr. There will be no formal service but a gathering of friends and family will be held at Pueblo Country Club on Friday evening from 5:30-8 pm