John R.

Dominguez

Dr. John R. Dominguez was born on July 12, 1937 and was called home to the Lord on Wednesday, May 3, 2017.


He was a tenured professor of Economics and Finance at UCLA
and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, having received his
doctoral degree from MIT under two Nobel Prize winners. During
his 23 years at Whitewater, he also served as a Fulbright Professor in Japan as well as a Visiting Professor in England and France. Additionally, his many academic accomplishments include:
recipient of the distinguished Roseman Teaching Award, mentoring over half a dozen McNair Scholars, three of which went on to earn Doctorate degrees, and he also authored and published three academic books, including Venture Capital, Devaluation and Futures Markets, and Capital Flows in Minority Areas.


John was married for 55 years to the dear love of his life, Karen. He was the father of their three children: Perry (Josie) Dominguez of Cambodia, Tamara (Paul) Counsell of Monona, and John (Heather) Dominguez of Fort Atkinson and grandfather to: Aaron (Mackenzie), John David, Hugh, Caryana, Mia; great grandson, Sawyer; brother to half-sister, Marie (Bruce) Jones and half-brother, Ron Dominguez.


Those planning an expression of sympathy, please consider memorials to the Dr. John Dominguez Scholarship Fund (UW-Whitewater Foundation, 800 West Main St., Whitewater, WI 53538).


A 'Celebration of Life' memorial service will be held on Friday, May 12th at Faith Community Church in Fort Atkinson. Visitation with the family will begin at 1:00 pm with the service to follow at 2:00 pm.


A private burial service was held on Friday, May 5th.

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