Dominick Marino Gaudioso

Dominick (Dom) Marino Gaudioso, 73, passed away peacefully at the Munson Hospice House, in Traverse City, MI on June 6, 2023, with his wife Julie and sister Rosemary by his side.

Dom was born on October 7, 1949, in Copaigue, NY to the late Josephine (Scarzella) and Marino Gaudioso. He graduated from Copaigue High School and earned his bachelor's degree from Ithaca College in New York.

Dom played professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs organization as Catcher for four years. He loved baseball and was a lifelong New York Yankees fan. Dom had a great friendship with Mickey Mantle and was often referred to as Mickey's handler.

After Dom left professional baseball, he moved to Southern California in the late 1970's where he engaged in a long and dedicated career in the Health & Life Insurance industry working for Reserve Life, American General and Ohio National. He continued to play the game he loved, joining the Men's Senior Baseball League (MSBL), a national league of 3,200 teams. Dom played for the Orange County Cardinals for 15 years where they won the MSBL World Series three times.

On November 16, 2002, and after 10 years of dating, Dom married the love of his life Julie Myers in Las Vegas, NV. They lived in Orange, CA and together shared three children. Their love of travel led them to purchase a second home in Mendoza, Argentina where they spent their winters.

After his retirement from the Insurance industry Dom and wife Julie moved to the Traverse City, MI area. He continued his love of baseball by coaching the local professional Traverse City Beach Bums baseball team as the Hitting Coach where they won the Frontier League Championship in 2015.

Dom was a man of many talents and loved to be active throughout his life. Dom loved to play golf and had many golfing buddies who will remember him for his great ability to sink every putt. Commemorating his love of the game, the Interlochen Golf Club along with his golfing buddies, are placing a Memorial Bench in his honor under the large tree in the middle of the 4th fairway.

Dom will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was also a fabulous chef, a great gardener and fisherman who loved to pilot his pontoon boat around his Bass Lake home in Interlochen. Dom will be greatly missed by his family and vast network of friends.

Dom is survived by his wife Julianne; their children John Clement Myers IV and his wife Victoria, Jennifer Myers Hutchen and her husband Peter, and Damon Todd Gaudioso and his wife Haley; grandchildren John Clement Myers V, David Martin Myers, Anabel Juliet Hutchen, Peter Joseph Hutchen Jr., Samuel Myers Hutchen and Aria Marie Gaudioso; sister Rosemary Gaudioso; sister-in-law Molly Menegay and her husband Mike, and many nieces and nephews, all who loved him deeply.

Memorial contributions in his honor may be directed to the Munson Hospice House. The family would like to thank them for their outstanding care and compassion.

Dom was laid to rest at Oakwood Cemetery in Traverse City, MI.