Of Jersey City (formerly of Bayonne); on Thursday, December 1, 2011; son of Carlos and Dora (nee: Silva) Rivera; brother of Carlos, David and Anthony; boyfriend of Yosmery Brito; grandson of Francisco Rivera and Carmen Torres; also survived by a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Funeral arrangements were by the McLAUGHLIN Funeral Home, Jersey City. Entombment, Holy Name Mausoleum, Jersey City.