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Domminick Louis Painter 1977-2007 |
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| Domminick Louis Painter 1977-2007 | |
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"The star that burns half as long-burns twice as bright." Domminick Painter was a familiar face in Seattle and Capitol Hill for many years. When meeting someone for the first time, his favorite question was "If you were a muppet.... which one would you be?" Domm himself was a combination of Beaker, The Swedish Chef, and the Two Men in the Balcony. His pockets were always full of rocks, marbles, objects picked up from the ground, cheap plastic toy reptiles, magic healing crystals and completely smashed coins. He had many friends and acquaintances that appreciated his unique point of view, his twisted sense of humor and lack of pretense. Domminick loved all expressions of art and music. He wrote poetry, short stories, and made paintings and collage. He was an avid reader and he was moved by the music of Ani DiFranco and especially Nina Simone to whom he presented a long-stemmed white rose after her last concert at Benaroya Hall. He was born March 18, 1977 in Beaverton, Oregon and died December 7th, 2007 in Spokane. He is survived by his mother, Sandra McMichael, his father Dennis Painter, his sister Jocelyn Painter Brown and niece Sianna Tomblin, Step-father Dan Burke, Birth parents Cindi and Kevin Henning and numerous cousins and friends. He will be lovingly missed by his close friends Eric Todd, Celeste Umphred, David Martin & Dominic Zambito. Domminick did not align himself with any specific religious or spiritual organizations but was open to Spirituality through the study of Buddhism and Shamanistic Native-American beliefs, Sweat Lodge ceremonies and Vision Quest. A Hippopotamus was his Spirit Guide. Awakening Intent was one of his monikers. Burning sage or drumming at Solstice Sunset were rituals that he encouraged. Most strong was Domminick's vivacious spirit. Harold and Maude was his favorite film. The prophetic dark comedy is about loving life at the moment... "I Love you!" Harold cries, near the end of the film. "Oh Harold, that's wonderful, go and love some more!" And Maude is gone. One of his other favorite musicians, Cat Stevens, wrote: "Let your feelings roll on by, on by, on by... You know love is better than a song. You're there, You're there, You're there." From a book long-loved by Domm, The Little Prince: "Goodbye," said the Fox (to the Prince). "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." In Shakespeare's Hamlet, a poisoned sword mortally wounds our hero. His dear friend, Horatio, gives Hamlet a poetic eulogy at his tragic death: "Good night sweet prince; and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!" A memorial gathering for Domminick will be held at Martin-Zambito Fine Art, 721 E. Pike St. (one block west of Broadway) on Sunday, January 20th, from 2 - 4 p.m. All who knew him are welcome. Contributions in Domminick's memory can be made to the Seattle Counseling Service for Sexual Minorities. http://www.seattlecounseling.org/index.htm |
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