{"id":1027,"date":"2018-09-03T23:06:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T03:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kellystigliano.com\/blog\/?page_id=1027"},"modified":"2018-09-03T23:07:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T03:07:26","slug":"what-dom-did-with-his-dash","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kellystigliano.com\/blog\/what-dom-did-with-his-dash\/","title":{"rendered":"What Dom Did With His Dash"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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ARTICLES<\/span><\/h3>

What Dom Did With His Dash<\/strong>
VISTA Magazine<\/em><\/p>

We\u2019ve all heard the poem by Linda Ellis called \u201cThe Dash\u201d. She refers to the dash between the birth date and the death date on every tombstone. Ellis asks what we will each do with the dash in between; will we make our lives matter?<\/p>

Dominick Morris Stigliano began his life on October 30, 1912 in Colobraro, Italy. On November 19, 2009 he finally got to meet his Lord face to face, a privilege he\u2019d been longing to do for years. While in his early 90\u2019s Dom fretted, \u201cMy friends are going to think I didn\u2019t make it!\u201d At age 97 his buddies welcomed their dear friend and co-laborer in Christ to His eternal home.<\/p>

What did Dom do with his Dash? After accepting Christ into his life at the age of 14, he began to witness to others. His witnessing progressed until he was a fully-involved evangelist preaching throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and further. \u00a0<\/p>

While preaching in Baltimore, God spoke to Dom regarding Columbus, OH. In obedience he established Columbus Christian Assembly. That was 1939 and this church has since moved and multiplied in size many times. He received his ordination by the CCNA Northwest District in 1941.<\/p>

A faithful giver and meeting and convention attendee, Dom always supported the movement. He gladly held various positions including Treasurer, Pastor, Interim Pastor, and sat on the board of the Northwest District Camp in Sharpsville, PA from 1958 until it was sold in the 1970\u2019s.<\/p>

Dom was a bi-vocational minister and for 55 years worked as a masonry contractor, creating homes, office buildings, churches and memories as he built integrity and character in his employees and co-workers.<\/p>

\u201cI remember Dad dropping his head and muttering to himself when things weren\u2019t working out,\u201d said Jerry, Dom\u2019s youngest son. \u201cWhen I asked why he was talking to himself he said he was praying. Sometimes he would just start singing, \u2018This world is not my home I\u2019m just a-passing through.\u2019\u00a0 He rarely lost his temper.\u201d<\/p>

In his twilight years Dom recognized the importance of leaving a written legacy and began to write his memoirs. When he was 85 years old he wrote \u201cThe Stigliano Story\u201d, a complete unfolding of his family and their journey to America. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At the age of 89 he wrote \u201cGod\u2019s Been Faithful\u201d, wherein he describes his family\u2019s conversion to Christianity. Remembering the details came easily to Dominick as he recounted names, dates, locations, and circumstances.<\/p>

While in his retirement years, Dom taught Sunday school at Niles Christian Assembly in Niles, OH, sat on the church board, led a Bible study at the local nursing home, preached occasionally, and never missed a prayer meeting. If the church doors were open, Dom and his faithful wife Eva were there helping, supporting, and blessing. He held many positions in the church over the years and his love of the Word kept him not only teaching, but reading as well. Every morning he and Eva enjoyed their time together with the Lord. Together they held each family member up in prayer. Local and global concerns were always mentioned, as well.<\/p>

Dominick loved to discuss the Lord and His goodness. His contentment, peace and joy radiated Jesus Christ.<\/p>

When the family convened on November 20, 2009, the Dominick stories began to flow. None could be told without a smile, a tear, and glory to God.<\/p>

\u201cDad came to me about four years ago,\u201d said Vincent, Dom\u2019s eldest son. \u201cHe handed me a paper and said, \u2018Now don\u2019t let your mother see this. She gets upset when I talk about dying. It\u2019s what I want for my homegoing celebration\u2019. He said he wanted it to be a celebration and not a sad event because he would be happily with his Lord.\u201d<\/p>

So with Dom\u2019s directions, the plans for his homegoing celebration began to take shape. He wanted many old hymns to be sung. He wanted his cousin, Ty Sabella to sing the Lord\u2019s Prayer, which he so sweetly did with grace and dignity. He wanted the last chapter of \u201cGod\u2019s Been Faithful\u201d to be read. Chapter 27, \u201cMy Last Move\u201d simply provides his change of address and ends with John 14:1-3. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to making my last move to my Father\u2019s house. I have been sending material for 75 years. I expect a beautiful mansion . . .\u201d<\/p>

The young people took Grampa\u2019s wishes and ran with them. Grandchildren Laura and Sami Yacoub presented a video of Dominick\u2019s life. Under the direction of granddaughters Kristen Embry and Melissa Shaker, nearly the entire family gathered on the platform at Niles Christian Assembly to sing Chris Tomlin\u2019s \u201cI Will Rise\u201d. With Dom\u2019s nine-year-old great-granddaughter, Maddy Thompson singing the last verse, it seemed his legacy was complete. Dom\u2019s love of Christ went to the fourth generation, and will surely continue. The day was a joyous celebration of God\u2019s goodness and Christ\u2019s salvation.<\/p>

Dom\u2019s Dash was full of God\u2019s unconditional love for everyone he met. Dom\u2019s Dash was thick with Christian heritage. Dom\u2019s Dash was the growth of Christianity in the Stigliano family, the perpetuation of Christ\u2019s compassion and mercy, and the foundation of a God-centered existence for generations to come. That\u2019s what Dom did with his Dash.<\/p>

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Kelly J. Stigliano Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. – Proverbs 12:25 ARTICLES What Dom Did With His DashVISTA Magazine We\u2019ve all heard the poem by Linda Ellis called \u201cThe Dash\u201d. She refers to the dash between the birth date and the death date on every tombstone. Ellis asks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1027","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t