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Men’s soccer coach Craig Blazer and the entire Blue Demon program are grateful for Cacciatore’s tremendous support. Vic was a great leader for the DePaul athletic department and the soccer program,” Blazer said. “His vision to build the soccer stadium has had a dramatic effect on the lives of everyone past, present and future with the DePaul soccer program.

“Thanks to his generosity, our beautiful soccer stadium shows everyone just how important athletics are to DePaul. He was committed to providing the best for the student-athletes at DePaul. He wanted everyone to have success.

“Vic not only lived the American dream---he also wrote the DePaul dream.

He gave back so much to the program and was a true leader. I love how Vic held my hand at the last Hall of Fame induction ceremony and said: ‘Keep getting those wonderful, smart soccer players to fight and win.’”

Women’s soccer coach Erin Chastain echoed Blazer’s sentiments. “Vic Cacciatore has made huge contributions to DePaul, and we will always feel a tremendous amount of gratitude for that,” Chastain said. “He has set a wonderful example for our student-athletes when it comes to work ethic. His life is inspiring, and he will be remembered always as someone who believed in DePaul. I am really proud to be the women’s soccer coach here and will always think of him when I walk into our beautiful stadium.”

“Vic was such a staunch supporter of DePaul,” said women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno. “He really valued what DePaul did for him, “A lot of people who reach the heights of success like Vic start to act all high and mighty as part of the privileged class. Vic was never like that and always made you feel like he was happy to be around you. Most of all, I’ll always remember Vic for his absolute loyalty to his family and the love of his children.”

Vic, Charlotte, and their children believe in DePaul’s mission and its ability to transform lives. A DePaul education is a tradition in the Cacciatore family, and more than a dozen family members are graduates of the university.

Seven of Vic and Charlotte Cacciatore’s 10 children are DePaul graduates.

Two of Charlotte’s brothers are College of Law graduates who became judges and three of Vic and Charlotte’s son-in-laws earned master’s degrees.

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