Doris J. Domm

Doris was a beautiful woman on the inside and outside who throughout her life displayed

immense strength and resilience. Doris will be joyfully remembered by her family for so much.

She played many roles in her life to many different people. She was a devoted daughter to her

parents George and Sadie. She was a special sister to her two sisters Marie and Rachel. She was

a fun, sweet aunt to many nieces and nephews. She had spent over 50 years with the love of her

life Ernie. Doris and Ernie shared incredible devotion to each other and loved one another

profoundly. Doris was a proud mother to her two children Greg and Kim. She loved her two

children with all of her heart. She was an incredibly caring and fun-loving grandmother or

“Nanny,” as she was called by her four grandchildren: Bridgette aka Bee, Jack aka Birdie, James

aka Jimbo and Mary aka MeMe. Her grandchildren will always cherish memories of their

Nanny’s fun loving nature and her immeasurable love. She was always there for her

grandchildren without a thought. In 2018, Doris became a great-grandmother with the birth of

her great granddaughter Natalie. In 2022, she had another great-granddaughter born, Lucy. When

Doris was around her great-granddaughters she was in awe over them. She would talk about how

beautiful, cute and sweet they are. She was genuinely so happy in the presence of Natalie and

Lucy. The times Natalie and Lucy have spent with their Nanny are incredibly special and will

forever be treasured. Doris was a fantastic dog mom as she owned many animals throughout her

life. She loved all of her animals deeply and they loved her just as much. Her love of animals

was lifelong. She would say, “Dogs are little children in fur coats.” Any opportunity to help an

animal or love on an animal she would surely take it. If a dog was present you could guarantee

she would pick up that dog and put him/her on her lap and they would be so loved. For a long

time, Doris and Ernie along with their mini dachshund Taffy would go to the forest preserve and

hand feed the deer. Doris thought they were beautiful gentle animals and she looked forward to

her daily interactions with them. Doris had a goofy, wonderful sense of humor that her family

will always remember. She had a wonderful joyful laugh that would make another person happy

just to hear. Her facial expressions while she found something funny were the best! She was such

an animated and lively soul. She could find humor in many situations. Back in the 90’s Michael

Jordan era, Doris was a huge Chicago Bulls fan! She would get very into the games and wouldn’t

miss watching one. She adored John Paxson, who was #5. He was her favorite on the team!

Doris loved the NBA and spent many years enjoying the games. She liked to wear her NBA

jerseys and Bulls shirts. One thing Doris absolutely loved was getting together with her family

and enjoying good food. She looked forward to holiday meals and appreciated the hard work put

into every meal made. She thoroughly loved her daughter Kim’s cooking and had a special

fondness for her lemon squares. Even though Doris was a phenomenal cook, she hated cooking!

She had so many specialty dishes that her family will forever miss. Among these specialty dishes

were: Nanny’s pizza bread and spaghetti. Some of Doris’ favorites included fried chicken and

pizza and she loved fast food! She loved iced tea and whatever she was drinking she always

would have a straw- always! Doris made the world’s best pineapple upside down cake. Nanny’s

mouthwatering cake was a major part of every thanksgiving and Christmas. She would always

claim, “it didn’t turn out that good.” In reality it was a 10 every time. Doris valued looking her

best always. In her younger years, she wore fashionable gorgeous clothes. Her makeup was

consistently perfect and never complete without pink or coral lipstick. Her nails and toenails

were always painted. She wore nice jewelry and maintained her hair nicely. Her family will

always remember her incredible beauty. She instilled the importance of looking your best and

taking care of yourself to her kids and grandkids. Doris loved discussing and watching politics.

She always kept on top of the latest political news and events. Doris’ favorite movie was Driving

Miss Daisy. It was one of the few movies she would sit down and watch. In her later years, Doris

would accompany Ernie at his car shows where they met with old friends and made new friends.

No matter if you called her, Mom, Nanny, Aunt Doris or Doris she left you with special

memories of her to treasure. She would want her family to remember the fun everyone had with

her and all the love she made them feel. “If love could have saved you, you would have lived

forever.”

In lieu of flowers donations to South Suburban Humane Society would be greatly appreciated.

Visitation and service will be held on Friday, August 2^nd at Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home, 540 Dixie Hwy from 11 A.M. until service at 1:30 P.M. (at Joe Orr Rd.), Chicago Heights, IL. 60411. Interment: Skyline Memorial Park, Monee, Illinois. For further information call: (708) 754-0016.