Dominic
Dom is 9 years old and he is 100% Italian. I had the privilige to have him as a camper at YMCA Adventure Camp in the summer of 2004. He loves to play tag, swim, but most of all he loves to sing. His father taught him to sing Italian Opera at a very young age and whenever he gets an opertuned moment he'll give you a show. I must admitt, he is very good. Sounds like a normal 9 yr old right? Wrong. Dominic Sirugo is the most amazing kid i have ever met. He has a passion for loving with out judgement. One day he came to me crying. Naturally concerned, I asked why he was crying. He wrapped his arms around my neck and plopped into my lap. "Tyler lied!" He whimpered. Now this was a normal thing, kids lie, SO I waited for him to go on. Barely above a whisper he said, " I don't want him to go to hell... when you lie you go to hell."He went on to tell me when we lie, it makes God sad. All he wanted was for his friends to be in heaven with him. I said a quick prayer, and I thanked God for making such a beautiful little boy and for giving me the honor of his hugs, of his love, and most of all for seeing his God centered heart. Often people have trouble excepting Dom. You see the thing I didn't mention... on purpose is that he is autistic, but why should this matter? Autism does not define Dom. People usually get a certain picture of what autism is or what it looks like, but Dom taught me to look past all that bc of his beautiful and compassionate heart.