Scholarship for Oklahoma Native American student majoring in Natural Resources or Engineering
The Oklahoma Tribal Conservation Advisory Council is accepting
contribution to the Max Dominick Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to A
Oklahoma American Indian student that is a member of an Oklahoma Tribe pursing
their degree in the field of Natural Resources or Engineering. The check
is to be made out to OTCAC with Max Dominick memo area of the check. A
donation receipt will be provided for all donations received along with
notification with selection is made.
Mail your donation to the Max Dominick Scholarship check to OTCAC at 208
Ruth Tecumseh, Oklahoma 74873.
STILLWATER, Okla. ? Max D. Dominick, Stillwater, Okla., died on Dec. 7,
2010 at the age of 75 in Stillwater, Okla. Max was born to Crawford Altus ?CA
? and Clemmie Arlie (Gardner) Dominick on April 15, 1935, the day after ?
Black Sunday?, in the two room house on the family land east of Hartshorne,
Okla.
Max was a proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on his mother?s
side and was descended from great grandparents, six generations ago, who had
taken the ?Long Walk? from their Mississippi homeland (Okla Hannalli
Iksa) and arrived in Indian Territory in 1831. On his father?s side he was
descended from German immigrants who were South Carolina Patriots in the
Revolutionary War.
Max grew up on the small ranch and roamed the hills hunting, fishing,
riding horses and being a boy. He attended Linwood and Hartshorne schools.
Max met a young woman named Mary Ellen Guest when he was 16. Mary lived in
nearby Wilburton so he transferred to Wilburton High School for his senior
year and became class president. He graduated from Wilburton HS and was
part of the first generation of his family to attend college graduating from
Eastern Junior College with an Associate Degree in engineering (1955).
He married Mary on April 15, 1954 in McAlester, Okla. Mary helped him get
through college, which was a struggle. They were married 48 years when
Mary died in 2002.
They moved to Stillwater to attend Oklahoma A&M where he graduated with a
BS in Agricultural Engineering in January 1958. He then went to work full
time for the Soil Conservation Service (SCS). Max was a second generation
employee of SCS.
Max ?made a difference? in life by working as an Area Engineer in
Muskogee and then moved to Wewoka as a Project Engineer constructing upstream
flood control structures. He then was transferred to Sallisaw and was
responsible for the construction of many structures that provide flood control and
municipal water for towns in eastern Oklahoma, to this day. He was
transferred to Okmulgee, in 1970, and was the project engineer for the eastern
half of the state. He worked on the Okmulgee Creek clean-up and was the
engineer on Dripping Springs Lake. In 1978, he became a Construction Engineer
for the SCS State Office in Stillwater where he eventually had statewide
responsibilities for upstream flood control construction. He worked on over
200 of the 2,100 structures in Oklahoma. Max lso served as a concrete
instructor for over 12 years at the SCS Ft. Worth Technical Center. Max retired
in 1990 with 35 years of public service and received many awards for his
work throughout his distinguished career.
Max was a 50+ year member of the American Society of Agricultural and
Biological Engineers and a member of the Elks, SCSA and NARFE. Max enjoyed
church activities and was very involved for many years with the Presbyterian
Church. He was a very giving person and was often called upon by ministers
when there was a financial need or needy family. Max gave freely and
quietly of his time and money.
Max was predeceased by wife Mary, sisters Willene Jackson, and Jacqueline
Bauer. He is survived by a brother Donald Dominick, Arlington, Texas; son
M. Darrel Dominick and wife Gwyn, Stillwater; son Don T. Dominick and wife
Kathy, Stillwater. Max?s grandchildren are: Erin (Dominick) Anderson and
husband Josh, Heiskell, Tenn.; Becca, Nathan, Brenden, and Hayley Dominick,
Stillwater; nieces and nephews.
The family requests donations to the Stillwater Medical Foundation,
Salvation Army or charity of your choice in lieu of flowers. Services are under
the direction of Palmer Marler Funeral Home. The family will receive
visitors at the funeral home on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Services are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 at 1 p.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church, Stillwater, Okla. with burial following at Sunset
Memorial Gardens.
Condolences and online guest book are available at
http://www.pmcfh.com.
