Frank Bonavita Jr.

1966 - 2025

Frank Joseph Bonavita, Jr., 59, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025 at his mountain home, his favorite place.

Frank was born in Kingston, New York, on July 3rd, 1966. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School where he met lifelong friends and was part of the basketball, baseball and soccer teams. Frank's younger years were filled with Cub & Webelos Boy Scouts, hanging with neighborhood friends, swim team at Quail Hollow pool, CASL soccer and family trips with the cousins at Emerald Isle. His teenage summers were spent working at Andy's Pizza and School Kids' Records.

He attended Cardinal Gibbons High School where he played soccer and was the captain of the team his junior and senior year. He was the drummer in a band, he was student body president, and he excelled at art. Frank graduated from North Carolina State University with Bachelors of Arts degrees in Business Management and Economics and a minor in Finance.

For a short time, right out of college, Frank returned to Cardinal Gibbons and became the Girls Soccer Coach and taught religion. He was a very popular teacher and revered coach. He later began his career in the Foodservice and equipment industry in 1994 at Libbey Glass and then moved on to the Vollrath Company. He established Carolina Foodservice Solutions in 2008, a prominent sales and marketing company servicing North and South Carolina. Within two years CFS was exceeding sales goals and becoming a national leader in the Foodservice Rep Industry. Numerous Rep of the Year awards and Sales milestones have become the norm for CFS.

Frank was a jack of all trades: a conversationalist, a handyman, an artist, a musician, a soccer player, a pizza maker, an avid reader, a record collector, an outdoorsman, a trendsetter. He had an eye for design and could make anybody laugh.

He was a dedicated friend who would do anything for you. He paid attention and would let you know he was thinking about you with small gestures, including checking in to make sure you were ok. He greatly loved "his people" and with his uncanny memory would remember phone numbers and birthdays from friends dating back to elementary school.

Frank will be remembered for his love, his good humor, his many skills, and his generosity of time and talent. Not one to want recognition, he quietly performed a great number of acts of service and support for charities.

Frank is preceded in death by his father, Frank Bonavita Sr. He is survived by his beloved wife Dallas and his children, Madison and Joey. He leaves behind his mother, Virginia, and his siblings, Paul (Heather), Theresa (Matt), Mike (Regan), Tom (Kay), and Matt (Elizabeth). Frank will also be dearly missed by several nieces, nephews and the rest of his extended family.

A celebration of life service will be held for all who loved him on Friday, October 31, 2025, 2:30-5:30 p.m., at The Historic Wakefield Barn, 12617 Old Falls of Neuse Rd, Wake Forest, NC. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.