Manlio D. Cavallini, Owner

Mr. Cavallini was born in Rome, Italy and moved to San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.  in 1949.  He graduated from St. Mary's University in San Antonio in 1952.  

In 1953, Mr. Cavallini began his business which originally offered mosaic art with his brother Publio.  By 1965, Mr. Cavallini branched into stained glass. Through a successful establishment, Mr. Cavallini, together with his son Adrian J. Cavallini, was able to develop a complete stained glass service, including design, fabrication, and installation of hundreds of church windows primarily in the southwest.  

Mr. Cavallini has four children:  Dominic, a pilot, who is married and has one child; Grazia, living in Rome, Italy with her two children; Adrian, married with four children, who is now in the stained glass business with his father; and Felicia, who graduated from Rice University in Houston, then received a Masters degree from University of Texas at San Antonio.  She is presently working on her doctorate in Kinesiology, and is on the faculty of Rice University in Houston.  Manlio's wife, Viola spent 20 years teaching, and is now retired and devotes her time to her family and the church.

Adrian J. Cavallini, President

Adrian attended one year at Stephen F. Austin University, and played professional soccer in Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL for a first division team, Botafogo.  He then returned to the U.S. and attended Central State University in Ohio, under the auspice of a soccer scholarship, majoring in Fine Arts.  Adrian has contributed to the stained glass business since 1973, however, in 1982, he decided to permanently remain with his father in the stained glass business.  His duties include:

• Coordination of religious themes and designs between the committees and designer concerning the stained glass windows;

• Restoration consultant for stained glass windows in churches or religious structures;

• Coordination of all phases of construction and installation of projects with the studio craftspeople  and with the art department;

• Replacement of damaged, hand-painted panes of existing stained glass windows in Cathedrals or other religious structures;

• The fabrication and installation of stained, faceted, etched and protection glass into new and existing structures.

Roch E. Babin, Designer

Roch (pronounced "Rock") has been with The Cavallini Company, Inc. as a designer since January 1982.  He was previously a designer for Hopcroft Art and Stained Glass Works, Inc, in Kansas City, Missouri from December 1977 to December 1982.  Roch received a M.F.A. degree in Stained Glass Design and Construction at Louisiana State University in 1977 and a B.F.A. Degree in Painting and Drawing at Louisiana State University in 1974.  Roch develops:

• Design concepts in glass appropriate to specific architectural situations;

• Design and presentation of stained, beveled, painted, faceted and etched glass for use in architectural installations, which include churches, commercial buildings, and residences.

• Coordination of all phases of design and layout within the art department, and with the studio craftspeople.