Michael A. Cecere, 57, passed
away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Crown Center Nursing Home in
Cortland, New York following a long illness.
He was a lion & elephant trainer for the Hoxie Brothers Circus along with several other circus organizations traveling to South America, Europe, Canada, Mexico and all over the US. His life was working with and training animals. When he started at age 17, Michael was known as the youngest person ever to train lions. Michael always put the animals first and frequently said if there was a problem with an animal, it was not the animal’s fault but the fault of the person training the animal. Michael was predeceased by his parents who were his only family. Surviving are friends Jim and Steve Cronk , their families, and other close friends he kept in touch with. Services are 11am Friday at the Traub Funeral Home, 684 N. Main St., Central Square, NY. |
Friday, February 06, 2015
Mike Cecere (From Don Covington)
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He was a long time circus friend and very sorry to hear of this.
Mike had a million stories about his circus adventures.
Life is so precious and we take it a day at a time and enjoy it while we are here.
Harry in Texas
This page is from the 1978 Hoxie Bros Circus program.
Don Covington
There were many "youngest" trainers, reminding us of the very youthful Manuel King, who at age 9 was taught a lion act by John "Chubby" Guilfoyle.
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