Saturday was a rough day in the suite with the passing of Michelle's boyfriend Dominic. Dom had been bravely battling cancer on and off for the past 7 years and I won't say that cancer won but I like to think that the Lord didn't want him to be in pain anymore so He brought him home. In the year or so that Michelle and Dominic had been dating I never heard him once complain or let it affect his positive attitude. He was always extremely polite and made sure that he greeted Isella and I and shook my hand every time he came over. Being an old school dad I've made every effort to be as intimidating as I could be to any boy who comes calling for my baby but Dom made it really hard for me to keep up my act since he was such a good kid. The kid had guts too. I caught him trying to "round the bases" once and even though he knew I was pissed he had the stones to look me in the eye, shake my hand and say good night before he left. Any other kid would have hightailed it out of there and that's when I really started to respect him. I'm sure there will be a lot more boys knocking at my door for all of my girls but I don't think any of them will measure up to Dominic.
I'm really grateful for the time Michelle got to spend with him and I know that she will forever cherish her relationship with Dominic. I pray that my baby will always honor his memory by continuing to be a loving, brave, responsible and caring girl who loves God and loves people. I also pray for all of Dom's family and friends who are grieving and pray that our Lord comforts them by knowing Dominic is with the Lord, free of pain and watching over us until we see him again.
"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds" Psalm 147:3
Here are a couple pictures of Michelle and Dominic from prom.
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