Renee Dominguez's Obituary
Renee Frances Larribeau Dominguez, a long time resident of the Sacramento-Davis area, was born to French immigrants Joseph Larribeau and Germaine Bordes, on a ranch outside of McDermitt, Nevada on April 17, 1925 she died in Memphis, Tennessee on November 12, 2011. Following her graduation from high school in Fruitland, Idaho she moved to San Francisco where she worked for the director of the western region of the Treasury Department’s War Bonds Division during WWII. It was during this time she had the honor of escorting the survivors of the flag raising at Iwo Jima around San Francisco for a week when they first returned home. She was married to Anselmo S. Dominguez of San Bruno, California and together they lived and traveled throughout the United States and even lived in La Paz, Bolivia for a time. During the years they were in La Paz, they were evacuated twice due to political unrest. She garnered the nickname “la Americana loca” by the locals because she would practice shooting a pistol against the 12 inch thick adobe walls that surrounded their home. Throughout her life Renee enjoyed the love of family and friends and was always ready for an adventure. After she was widowed she traveled to China and later to France and the villages of Geronce and Bidos where she acquainted herself with her parent’s families. She is lovingly remembered by friends and family for her sense of humor and her open hearted nature. Her door was always open to unexpected visitors and there was always an extra place at her table. She is survived by four daughters, Germaine Peterson of Memphis, TN; Nannette Dominguez of Maple Falls, WA; Marianne Plaza of Des Moines, WA, Danielle Neithercutt of Roseville, CA, and her brother Frank Points of Ontario, Oregon. She had five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A celebration of Renee’s life will be held at a later date in the Sacramento area. The family requests donations in her honor be made to the St. Jude Hospital Children’s Research Hospital, the Salvation Army or the charity of the donor’s choice that supports military, veterans and/or their families.
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