Fauese fought metastatic cancer of the lungs and brain before he passed away in August of 2007 at the age of 44. He is the father of four children: Andrew, 22 in 2007; Jonathan, 16 in 2007; Christopher, 13 in 2007; and Devine, 8 in 2007. Fauese is described as a “tough guy, committed to his family. He was a tough truck driver.”