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Dominic S. "Mimi" Gianino

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Dominic Gianino Obituary

Gianino, Dominic S. 'Mimi' fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Wed., Nov. 1, 2006.
Beloved husband of Theresa M. Gianino (nee Tarantola); dearest father of Debbie (Bob) Rickmann, Kathy (Mark) Kroe-nung, Stephanie and Jennifer Gianino; dear grandfather of John, Ashlee, Laura and Zach
'Z-Man'; dear brother of Steven (Catherine) Gianino, Betty and the late Constantino Gianino, Jo-sephine (Jack) Siefert and Rob-ert (Sharon) (Sharon) Gianino; dear uncle, great-uncle, cousin and dearest friend to many and especially those at Grant's Farm.
Dominic was a long time em-ployee of Fazio's Bakery and Grant's Farm, and a Proud Alumnus of C.B.C. Class of '47.Services: Family and friends will meet on Sat., Nov. 4th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Dominic Savio Church, 7740 Mackenzie Rd. to celebrate a Memorial Mass of-fered by his godson Father Jack Siefert. In lieu of flowers, me-morial contributions may be made to the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer or Ameri-can Heart Association. A Service of SCHNUR
Funeral Home.

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Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch from Nov. 3 to Nov. 10, 2006.

Memories and Condolences
for Dominic Gianino

14 Entries

Vickie Alexander

November 5, 2006

Dearest Kathy, Mark, Ashlee, Zach, and family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Dominic was loved by many, including Jon and I. I am so sorry I was out of town this weekend and unable to attend the service. I understand it was a wonderful tribute to a dear man. I love you all and my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love,
Vickie

Elizabeth Greenman

November 4, 2006

Jen,
I'm so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Elizabeth and Franklin Greenman

Julie Scarpace

November 4, 2006

Dear Kathy, Mark, Ashlee, Zach, & family,
Just want to express our sympathy with the loss of your father and grandfather. I know from all of Kathy's stories that he was very special to her and all of you. It sounds like you all have a lot of wonderful memories of him. Please let us know if we can do anything for you at this time.
Praying for you,
Julie, Larry, Maya & Carlie Scarpace

Jon Alexander

November 3, 2006

I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you of my fondest memory of Dominic. For years Dominic promised me a tour of "the hill". Those from St Louis know where I'm talking about. When the day for the tour arrived Mark, Zach, and I picked up Dominic and headed for the "hill". First stop was a "stinky store" My first impressions were 1, the smell was stinky, but in a good way, and 2, everybody there knew Dominic. This is where he taught Mark and I hill rule 1 which states that the pot of Italian sausage, onions, and peppers cooking in the back of the store is not part of a buffet but samples for everyone. He asked it I had a scolapasta (spelled wrong, I'm sure) and I said I don't think so, so I bought too and am still not sure what to do with them. Next I was introduced to bocce ball. I know the game involves a lot of yelling in Italian and again, everyone knew Dominic, but that is all I know about it. Last but not least I learned that the best bread in the world can be had by following Dominic into a famous St Louis bakery and eating hot fresh bread right off the assembly line(s). Whenever I think of Dominic I will remember him taking time to show this Missouri import the hill, which is more than a neighborhood but a heritage as well. Dominic always spoke his mind and was a very special man. I will miss him dearly.

Mark Kroenung

November 3, 2006

Having a daughter I now know how hard it is to accept the man in her life. Not just accept him in her life but accept him in your famiy. Now imagine you are a Italian man, I mean every essence of a Italian man and this young long haired blonde boy of german decent ask him for his daugters hand.
It went just like this:
Kathy and I were at MiMi's deli Mr. G was in his cadillac in front by the alley. I slowly walked up to the passenger side and tapped on the dark tinted window, the window slowly powered down "can I talk to you a minute Mr Gianino?" After a pause that seemed like a week he said "get in" I opened the door and got in, the window went up and the door locked. Frank was singing on the radio. I proceded to stuter out the words "III am in llllove with Kathy and cccan I mmmmarry hhhher?" He tilted his head back and scratched his neck and chin and said "I don't know what I would do if I ever saw Kathy hurt" than he paused and said ok. I couldn't wait to get out of that car.
23 years has passed and Dad has been the best Father in Law anyone could ask for. I told him Wednesday when I said my final googbye, thank you for Kathy and for accepting me in his family I am so proud that he treated me like his son. I love Dad so much. Mark

Heidi Keen

November 3, 2006

I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to the Gianino family. Dominic was a funny man and I think he never met a stranger. I have great memories of that man. He was one of the guys from the farm that attended my wedding. Looking back at the reception, everyone wanted to sit at Dominic's table. My dad (Fred), who also works at the farm will miss Dominic immensely. I know he will always cherish their friendship. Our prayers go out to the family to help them through this difficult time.

Carey Vollmer

November 3, 2006

Jennifer,
I am so sorry to hear about your families loss. I know in the short time that I worked with your Dad, it was very easy to get attached! I'm sorry that you have to experience this pain. I will always remember your Dad's big smile and wave from his seat in the Grants Farm train. I know one joke that he always used to make while driving through the Deer Park was about the "Bud" "Weis" "Er" frogs. Seems outdated now, but is was all the rage that many years ago. I remember him as a genuine, good man and I'm lucky to have met him. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family.

Carol Delaney

November 3, 2006

Kathy Kroenung...my dear dear friend, one of Dominic's four fabulous daughters, I'm sure! My heartfelt sympathy goes out to the entire Gianino family. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. I can't imagine my life without Kathy being a part of it. She is the most incredible person I have ever met in my life; Dominic's daughter. My heart hurts for Kathy. Kath, I LOVE YOU. I love Mark. You're beautiful people. I'll always be here for you. My prayers are with you during this difficult time as well as with your beautiful family. Sincerely, this comes from the deepest part of my heart...love Carol xoxoxo

Danielle Reynolds

November 3, 2006

Jen and family, We are so deeply sorry for your loss. You are all in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Please let us know if there is anything you need. All Our Love ~ Danielle, Dave and Quinn Reynolds

Kathy Kroenung

November 3, 2006

Dad: It is 4:30am and I am unable to sleep. Imagine that!!! I already miss you more than you know. My heart aches with sadness because a huge part of our family of "6" is missingt. We will try and be strong and help mom through this tough time. Ashlee and Zach are not handling this very well, they are tryig to deal with their loss as best as they know how. Yesterday, we were laughing about "the friend and the bridge story". Zach still believes that story so much. Mom is being so strong right now, but we all know in the weeks and months to come she too with need your strength from above to help her through this all. If I could only see you one more time, I would "pinch" that cute face and bald head. I love you more than anywords can express. Please know that this is YOUR time to enjoy eternal life and rest in peace until the other 5 of us are ready to join you. You always knew I would not handle this day, but I am doing ok, good hours and real bad ones too. Mark is my strength right now. He too is hurting, you were his father after his dad passed and
he thought you were going to life forever, as we all did. Ok, bye for now. We will continue to laugh about your funny stories, smile and funny laugh. Your loving, daughter. (the nutty one" Kathy

Susie Sippel

November 3, 2006

Jen,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. Please let me know if you need anything at all!!

Libos,

Karen & Donnie Dell

November 3, 2006

Jen, We are sorry to hear about your father's passing. You and your family are in our prayers.
Love,

Erin Zimmerman

November 3, 2006

My thoughts and prayers go out to your family during this difficult time. Jennifer, hang in there. We love you...
The sisters of the Theta Tau chapter of Alpha Xi Delta

Kathy kroenung

November 3, 2006

Dad: It is 4:30 am on Nov.3rd, I already miss you more than you know. Aslee and Zach are extremely upset that they will not see your smile and hear your funny stories. They are dealing with the pain as best as they know how. We all promise to take care of mom, she is being so strong right now, but we know in the days, weeks, and months to come, she will need the love of her 4 daughters that YOU loved and bragged so much about. I guess I never thought the day would come when I would actually have to say "goodbye" to you, I am hurting so bad right now, I wish I could give you one more hug and "pinch" your cute face and watch you laugh or "yell" at me. Debbie, myself, Stephanie and Jennifer will always have fond memories of you making us laugh and telling us funny stories about your life. Know that we will all be together again, but for now, this is YOUR time to celebrate eternal life with God without us, but as each day goes by, we will continue to miss you and laugh right
along with you. I promise to make every June 26th a special one. It really has been awesome sharing the same birthday with you for all the years passed. I have to try and get some sleep. Gotta go daddy, I love you forever. Kathy (the "nutty" one"}

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