Eric CheddaMan Reason

Eric “CheddaMan” Reason lived as a devoted father and active member of his Vallejo community. Known locally by his stage name CheddaMan, Eric performed as a rapper and is credited with appearing on regional projects, including a collaborative release tied to the Country Club Crest scene. Outside of music, friends and family described him as a working man in the construction trades who provided for his large family.

Reason was a father to six children, a fact repeated in contemporaneous community accounts and news coverage. Those close to him gathered quickly after his death to honor his memory with vigils and remembrance where he lived and worked. His music and presence in Vallejo’s local scene gave people a way to recall him beyond the short, tragic notice of his passing.

Public records and local reporting show that Eric Reason was 38 when he died on November 10, 2019 in Vallejo, California. Because there is no published family-authorized obituary located that matches the exact death date, this remembrance focuses on who Eric was in life: a parent, an artist on the local rap circuit, and a tradesman trying to support his family. Community reporting describes friends and relatives who spoke of his roles as a father and his ties to the neighborhood.

There are limits to the public record about Eric’s earliest years and private life; no reliable source located during this research provided a full birth date or a family-authorized obituary. What is clear from multiple reliable local news reports and community notices is that Eric Reason mattered to people — his children, relatives, and neighbors — and that his music and day-to-day work were part of how he lived.

This page honors Eric by centering the human details we can verify: his role as a father of six, his creative presence in Vallejo’s music scene under the name CheddaMan, and his life as a construction worker. Those simple facts point to a fuller, real life lived by a man whose memory is held by family and community. May his children and loved ones find comfort in the many ways he mattered to them.