Dominic "Dom" Bruno

Dominic Mario Bruno, 81, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio with family by his side. Dom is survived by his four children: son Michael (Renee) Bruno, Sylvania, Ohio; daughter Elsa (Scott) Eckart, Zionsville, Indiana; son Andrew (Sharon) Bruno, Santa Cruz, California; and son Robert Bruno, New York City; along with his six grandchildren Nicholas (Vanessa) Bruno, Peter (Katie) Bruno, Alex Bruno, Anne (Taylor) Moore, Meg Eckart, and Scotty Eckart, and great grandson, Christian Nicholas Bruno, as well as sister Agatha Drury of Waterville, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Elsa Knight Bruno. Dominic was born on December 8, 1933 in Toledo, Ohio to Liborio and Mary Bruno, immigrants of Southern Italy. He graduated from Libbey High School in 1951 and attended The University of Toledo, graduating in 1955. He married his college sweetheart Elsa Knight on April 7, 1956. He served in the US Army from 1955-1957 in Stuttgart, Germany; worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland, Ohio from 1957-1960; and worked for The Toledo Trust Company as a trust officer from 1960-1964; while at Toledo Trust, Dominic attended night law school and graduated from The University of Toledo, College of Law, in 1964. Dominic practiced law, primarily probate and estate planning, for 48 years before retiring in 2012. He loved the University of Toledo, where he met Elsa, participated in Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, enjoyed participating in theatre, acting in numerous Shakespearean productions. He was involved in ROTC and graduated as a second lieutenant. Dom was actively involved in the Toledo Bar Association, UT alumni committees, including The Golden Alumnae committee, Torch Club of Toledo and the Toledo Club. Dominic enjoyed reading, tennis, traveling with Elsa, especially to Italy. Visitation will be at Coyle Funeral Home, 1770 S. Reynolds Road, Toledo, from 9:00-11:00 am on Saturday, November 14th, 2015, followed by a memorial service at 11:00am. Dominic’s wishes were to have his body donated to University of Toledo Medical Center for research. Memorial donations may be made to The Toledo Community Foundation. Please leave a condolence message for the family at CoyleFuneralHome.com.

Dominic "Dom" Bruno

December 8, 1933 - October 29, 2015