Dominic Saraceno, WWII Pilot and Real Estate Developer As a young man, Dominic Saraceno answered the call of duty to serve his country in World War II, leaving the Citadel College in 1942 after his freshman year to join the Army Air Corps. By July of 1944 he had completed his flight training which included Airborne Commando Training and Jungle Warfare Training Advanced Tactical Glider Course and received orders to serve in the Pacific Theater as Glider Pilot, seeing active duty as a Second Lieutenant from July 15, 1944, to December 23, 1945. The units he served with advanced from the Philippine Islands, sometimes skipping over pockets of resistance, ultimately landing in Japan to oversee the surrender of the Japanese Empire. Mr. Saraceno continued his service in the Grade of Captain as Reserve Commissioned Officer, which he was appointed in July of 1957. His passion for flying never died and flew his own plane until he was 78 years old. As a business man and real estate developer, he would frequently fly him and his associates to New York City in his turbine converted Bonanza and on his free time enjoyed flying for fun at times setting speed records for his planes classification (Boston to Montreal). Mr. Saraceno is well known as the founder and President of Kurt Saracen Associates, a Newton based firm which acquired and developed over 2,000,000 square feet of office space including the former headquarters buildings of Parametric Technology Corp., Cullinet Software and the Hilton at Dedham Place, a 260 room Hilton Hotel. He stands out in his field as one of the “real good guys in the Business” according to Senior Vice President Jack Kerrigan of Grubb & Ellis. He will be remembered as a man of his word and someone who was never too busy to help anyone in his life. “Dad was a relationship person, people meant everything to him; business was the product of good relationships and his word was his bond,” according to his son Kurt who is now running the family business and adds, “He was an extraordinary man with many diverse talents most of which were self acquired. He had enormous energy, creativity and confidence which was a rare combination that contributed to his success and richness of his life.” He met his wife Ingeborg in 1957. Ingeborg was a professional singer who sang in the same venues as Tony Bennett at that time and Dom fell immediately in love with her. They were married a short time later and had two children in their first 2 years of marriage, Teddy (Kurt) and Heidi. They lived originally on Marlborough Street in the Back Bay in one of Dom’s converted town-homes and moved to a carriage house in Newton in 1960, which was lovingly restored and featured in a Boston Globe Parade Magazine article in 1972. Most of all he would be remembered for his great heart, love of people and the respect for American veterans and units he served with. He is survived by his wife Ingeborg (Neumann) Saraceno, his son Kurt Saraceno and his wife Susan of Dover, his daughters Heidi Lawlor and her husband Anthony of Sudbury, and Leas Saraceno of Deerfield Beach FL. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Mon Jan 31 at 11 AM in St. Andrews Episcopal Church 79 Denton Rd Wellelsey. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of the Good Shepard 2042 Beacon St. Newton MA 02468.
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