- Date Of Death: January 9, 2016
- State: Indiana
Domingo Saglimbene, 95, returned to his only true home in the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 9. He ended his earthly journey one month before his 96th birthday at the home he shared with his only child (Diana Tice of Elkhart) for the past four and a half years.
He was the beloved husband of Kathryn Graef Saglimbene, who preceded him in death Aug. 17, 1997. They met when they were in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II.
Domingo was an artist who began creating his art when he was 6, and he never stopped. In his studio there is a painting that is still wet. He exhibited his art work at the following venues: the Wayne County (Michigan) Artist Show, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Province Town Arts Festival (Province Town, Mass.), and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He held one man shows at the J. Walter Thompson Co. in New York City, the J.L. Hudson Co. in Detroit, Le Galleries de Rene in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., and the Wright Gallery in Birmingham, Mich. He is listed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
Domingo truly loved humanity and seeing beyond all of its brokenness. He painted us and sent forth the light he saw. An idealist, a man of the highest moral values, he wanted decency and justice to prevail and developed God’s gift of artistic talent to that end. All the while he knew and stated to his daughter that no matter how beautiful or wonderful an artist’s creation is, it can never equal the creation of God. His family and friends are grateful for his presence in their lives a gift of God’s grace. He will live in our hearts always.
