Friends Thoughts II
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June 27, 2003
Dear Jussta, All of his friends and family
appreciate all of your work putting this all together. All our gratitude for
your time and love with all our hearts. As you know how he was so humbled by
seeing so much that you got from the world wide web. He was so surprised
anyone knew him at all. You really shocked and made his day seeing all you
put down in print. I think he was the most humble person I have ever known.
Sincerely, Enid
You are so very welcome, Enid. It gave
me such great satisfaction to see the look on Chuck's face when he turned the
pages of the book I created of Chuck Domanico on the World Wide Web. It gave
me great joy to see him share it with his close friends at your home. These
are the moments I cherish. I look forward to the day I will have it published
with many more things I want to add which I know both you and Chuck will
love. My prayers have been with you.
Love, Light, and Only Blessings,
Jussta
To Enid, Jussta, and the Domanico
family, and friends,
My sincere and heartfelt
condolences.
Chuck was and will always be a
great spirit to me and all of us that knew him as a person and great musician.
When I walked into a session I was always elated to see Chuck there. I knew
right away the date would be fun and musical no matter what we were recording.
What a treat on those rare occasions when there was some jazz based material,
Chuck's groove was deep and swinging, remarkable in feeling and commitment.
Chuck never fell into a musical rut which can easily happen when your working
double sessions everyday. He was current and aware of all music and loved to
hear the real thing. Chuck was always interested and supportive of musicians
trying to pursue their own voice. I will never forget him for his enthusiastic
encouragement. He was a warm, giving and a hip cat. I loved him and will miss
him dearly.
Arrivaderci, Chuck
Bob Sheppard
Chuck
was by far one of the most unique, beautiful spirits I could ever imagine
knowing. It was a great privilege and inspiration being with him. He will always
be remembered with the fondest of memories. - Dave Boruff
President / MuseNet
Musicians Networking and Music at MuseNet.com
I wrote this for Chuck when I made his Web
Site book last July before coming to San Miguel de Allende. Tears streamed
from his eyes as he read it...oh, God, how I loved and cherished him and I
miss him so much!
What I Love About You, Chuck Domanico!
I love your smile
I love your laugh
I love your silly jokes
I love your music
I love your stories
I love your passion for life
I love your sense of humor
I love your vulnerability
I love your generosity
I love your compassion
I love how much you love your wife
I love how much you love your friends
I love how much you love your family
I love how much you love me
I love that you give credit due
I love how you cherish life
But most of all, Chuck, I LOVE YOU!
Jussta
Dear Enid,
Adrian & I are so shocked to hear about
Chuck. We had no idea that he was battling lung cancer.
I just can't believe that he is gone. I'm
having trouble putting my thoughts together. I just don't know what to
say. Can't stop crying.
Jussta's tribute to Chuck is so
beautiful. I just keep looking at all of the pictures.
I hope that you get this e-mail. Our
computer crashed and we lost all. I found this in one of our old computers.
Our thoughts, prayers, love are being sent
to you.
Don't know what else to say.
I just know that Chuck was the best there
was. I will cherish all of my memories of him. He was just a young man
when I first met him. He was so much fun, and so full of love. His talent
was huge, and he had a big dream of leaving Chicago and moving to California
to try to make it in the music business.
Well, he fulfilled his dream. Along with
that, he met the love of his life, you, Enid. You were Soulmates. It
doesn't get any better than that. I am so glad that we were able to visit
both you and Chuck a few years ago. We had such a great time, and it was so
good to see the both of you. I've been looking at the pictures from our
visit. It was a happy time.
Boy, I am going to miss him! He was so
special!
Please be sure to tell Chris and Randy ,
and all of Chuck's family that we are keeping them in our thoughts and
prayers.
I hope that you will contact us when you
can. In the meantime, how blessed you are to have Jussta in your life.
What a great friend she is. I will be checking me mail to get updates from
her concerning the date of the memorial service, and also the date of the
tribute to Chuck on the radio station.
We are sending all of our love,
Denise & Adrian Watts
Jussta-
I would love to have this piece included in the Friends' Thoughts and Feelings
page. And thank you, Jussta, for doing this work for Chuck's family.
I've known Chuck for 3 decades. Musically, it
is well known, and widely agreed, that he was a warm, strong force, a unique
musical voice, of the highest excellence. We lose that when we lose Chuck.
But he was a warm, strong, voice personally as well. He had opinions about past and current trends, and opinions about individuals and their motivations, throughout his career... negative when justified, and wholeheartedly positive when justified... and Chuck was always willing to say what he thought and felt, right out loud, for everyone to hear. This made him a leader, a reminder to us all to pay attention, and to protect what we love. He was a mentor to us all. We all lose now that Chuck has passed.
Personally, I miss his smile, his warm hello, his joy. I miss you, Chuck.
But he was a warm, strong, voice personally as well. He had opinions about past and current trends, and opinions about individuals and their motivations, throughout his career... negative when justified, and wholeheartedly positive when justified... and Chuck was always willing to say what he thought and felt, right out loud, for everyone to hear. This made him a leader, a reminder to us all to pay attention, and to protect what we love. He was a mentor to us all. We all lose now that Chuck has passed.
Personally, I miss his smile, his warm hello, his joy. I miss you, Chuck.
Dean Parks
Dear Jussta:
Our hearts are with you in your loss and we celebrate the life of Chuck and his wonderful playing. I met Chuck almost thirty years ago in Chicago when he was practicing to become the world class musician that he became. Chuck is still an inspiration. After years of raising a family and working hard, I have tried to reconnect to some people from my youth. I recently reconnected with an old friend named Bob Paolinelli who first introduced me to Chuck back in the 60's over at the Domanico home at Harlem and Foster in Chicago. I think we listened to Ravel in the basement, and afterwards Bob gave me a music theory lesson. Chuck called Bob "The Prov"( having to do with cheese), and after speaking to Bob again after 30+ years I called Bob "the Prov" and I asked him how Chuck was doing. Bob told me that Chuck gave him that name "Prov", and that Chuck had passed away last year. I looked on the Internet and saw your web site. Please accept my condolences. I was a fan and knew of Chuck's playing with one of my inspirations, Shelley Manne. What wonderful friends Chuck has nurtured throughout his career. May God bless and keep you. We shall keep the faith, and the music playing. Sincerely yours, Tom Brenner
Our hearts are with you in your loss and we celebrate the life of Chuck and his wonderful playing. I met Chuck almost thirty years ago in Chicago when he was practicing to become the world class musician that he became. Chuck is still an inspiration. After years of raising a family and working hard, I have tried to reconnect to some people from my youth. I recently reconnected with an old friend named Bob Paolinelli who first introduced me to Chuck back in the 60's over at the Domanico home at Harlem and Foster in Chicago. I think we listened to Ravel in the basement, and afterwards Bob gave me a music theory lesson. Chuck called Bob "The Prov"( having to do with cheese), and after speaking to Bob again after 30+ years I called Bob "the Prov" and I asked him how Chuck was doing. Bob told me that Chuck gave him that name "Prov", and that Chuck had passed away last year. I looked on the Internet and saw your web site. Please accept my condolences. I was a fan and knew of Chuck's playing with one of my inspirations, Shelley Manne. What wonderful friends Chuck has nurtured throughout his career. May God bless and keep you. We shall keep the faith, and the music playing. Sincerely yours, Tom Brenner
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