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Covered with love and prayers by his family and friends, Joseph Frank Domino passed away peacefully at home on Monday afternoon, January 19, 2026.

A beloved husband, dad, grandpa, son, son-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle, godfather, and friend, Joe was born on November 13, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the only child of Genevieve Incavido Domino and Joseph Domino. Although Joe grew up in Franklin, a small town in Southwest Louisiana, his Texas roots were deep. His children were born and raised in Beaumont and, for the past 55 years, he lived, worked, and served in Southeast Texas. God had a wonderful plan for Joe's life & he was in the same first grade class as Linda Lombardo, who, years later, became the love of his life. Joe was educated by the Christian Brothers at Hanson Memorial High School. He was a Phi Kappa Phi graduate of Louisiana State University, where in 1970, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. That same year, Joe married Linda, his high school sweetheart, and moved to Beaumont, where he began his career as a long-range planning engineer with Gulf States Utilities (GSU), which later merged with Entergy Corporation. Joe quickly recognized Lamar University as one of Southeast Texas' greatest treasures and continued his education at Lamar, earning a Master of Engineering Science in 1975.

During his 44 years of service with GSU and Entergy, Joe received a steady stream of promotions. In October of 1998, Joe was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Entergy Texas. This was a very meaningful moment in Joe's career, not only because he was offered that opportunity, but also because Entergy Corporation's CEO informed Joe that his name was repeatedly recommended by both management and labor personnel during the search to fill the position. As President and CEO of Entergy Texas, Joe brought a wealth of "hands on" experience that covered the spectrum of the power company business, from generation to transmission to distribution. That experience helped bring the company to an entirely new level of providing quality, reliable service to Entergy Texas customers, along with a strong commitment to safety.

Shortly after being named President and CEO, Joe established a system-wide Safety Council for Entergy Corporation and served as its first Chairman. The Safety Council was part of a renewed emphasis on what Joe considered the most important aspect of the job — providing safe, reliable service to utility customers. Joe truly cared about Entergy employees, and their safety was of utmost importance to him. There was a sign at an Entergy location that originally stated, Rule #1 – "If we don't take care of the customer... somebody else will." Joe scratched out #1 and inserted #2 and wrote: Rule #1 — "If we don't take care of our employees... there will be no one to take care of our customers!" This was his "trademark" and guiding principle.

Joe had a career that many GSU and Entergy employees would consider "unique" not only because he became President of Entergy Texas, but also because while promoted many times, he and his family were able to spend his entire career residing in Beaumont. Joe made countless lifelong friends during his career at GSU and Entergy while working at the Beaumont Service Center, Neches Station, Sabine Station (where he served as Plant Manager), Edison Plaza, and at other locations throughout Entergy's service area. He loved working with his fellow GSU and Entergy employees, and the feeling was mutual. For 25+ years, Joe loved frying oysters at the annual event for the Live Wires Club, a social group of company employees and retirees, using his "secret" batter recipe.

During Joe's 14 years as President and CEO of Entergy Texas, he emerged into the public spotlight in Southeast Texas and established an excellent reputation for his leadership, integrity, and commitment to community service. Joe was a servant leader and made the world a better place by supporting many organizations in Southeast Texas including serving two terms as Chairman of the Board of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, President of the Rotary Club of Beaumont, President of the Symphony of Southeast Texas, President of the Texas Energy Museum Board of Directors, Secretary-Treasurer of the Golden Triangle Business Roundtable, and Campaign Chairman for the United Way of Beaumont and North Jefferson County. Joe also supported Lamar University. He served as a Trustee of the Lamar University Foundation and served as Foundation Board President for two terms. He also served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Lamar University College of Engineering Advisory Council, and he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Lamar University in 2005. Joe served on numerous other boards over the years including the Foundation for Southeast Texas, Golden Triangle Minority Business Council, and the LSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Board. In 2014, Joe was appointed to serve on the Beaumont ISD Board of Managers, serving four years of what was originally a two-year term, first as Vice-President and then as President.

Additionally, Joe served as a member of the Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program Advisory Board, Alzheimer's Association "Family Portrait Luncheon" Honorary Chair and committee member. Joe also served as chairman of the Christus Health Southeast Texas Board of Directors and was a member of the Advisory Board for many years. Joe was a member of the Lion's Club, the first organization he joined when he moved to Beaumont. He also served as President of SETERF (Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund) to assist people in our community who were devastated by Hurricane Harvey.

Joe's service to the Boy Scouts of America is well known in Southeast Texas and beyond. He served as President of the Board of the Boy Scouts of America Three Rivers Council and Vice President of the BSA Southern Region Board. He also served on the national level as a member of the BSA National Commissioner Task Force and as Dean of the College of Commissioner Science. Over the years, Boy Scouts of America honored Joe with the Bronze Pelican Award, the St. George Award, the Silver Beaver Award, the BSA Distinguished Citizen Award, and the prestigious Silver Antelope Award.

For his dedication to public service, Joe was honored locally with the Jefferson Award in 2007; in 2008 he was named Executive of the Year by the Sales and Marketing Executive Club of Southeast Texas. In 2007 Joe was named Neches River Festival Citizen of the Year, and in 2008 the Neches River Festival proclaimed him King Neches LX. In 2009 he received the J. C. Crager Award presented by the American Heart Association, and in 2011 he received the Julie Rogers Special Service Award presented by the Mental Health Association. He was selected twice by the Press Club of Southeast Texas as Newsmaker of the Yesr – once in 2006 for his leadership as President and CEO of Entergy Texas in restoring power to Southeast Texas just 21 days after the area was devastated by Hurricane Rita, and in 2015 for his service on the Beaumont ISD Board of Managers. In 2017 Temple Emanuel awarded the Rabbi Samuel Rosinger Humanitarian Award to Joe and, in 2019 Joe was named an Honorary Distinguished Alumnus by the Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School Alumni Board. The most recent recognition Joe received was from Bishop David Toups, who honored him with the St. Joseph the Worker Excellence in Stewardship award from the Diocese of Beaumont, presented in December of 2025.

In addition to leadership and service in the community, Joe was a faithful member of St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica parish, and he also supported the Diocese of Beaumont. Joe served as Chairman of the Bishop's Faith Appeal and was involved in many ministries, including ACTS, Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas and, for the past 33 years served as a member of the St. Joseph's Day Committee. Joe was a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus Council 951 with 48 years of continuous service. In 2001 Joe was invested as a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a Papal Order.

Joe's favorite hobby since his teen years was amateur "ham" radio. Using his call sign, WA5KFQ, he communicated with people all over the world using Morse code, the official language of ham radio operators. Joe often participated in local Amateur Radio Emergency Service events sponsored by the ARRL which provided communication support for emergencies, public events, and non-emergency functions, focusing on local/regional disasters and public safety partners. WA5KFQ is now a Silent Key.

For many years, Joe spent his vacation days on Boy Scout campouts with his son, where he also served as a mentor to numerous young men in the local scouting program. Joe also assisted in training adult volunteer leaders in Scouting through Wood Badge, an advanced leadership course for Scouting volunteers and professionals. He attended a multitude of campouts locally and nationally including hiking the trails of Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico with his son and Troop 85. Additionally, Joe taught and participated in multiple Walking Wood Badge training programs at Philmont, and he attended the National Jamboree many times as a staff member at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia and later at Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. The proudest moment of Joe's scouting experience occurred when his son, Frank, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. The "cherry on top" was when his two eldest grandsons, Brady and Frankie, also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

Lovingly called "Grandpa" by his grandsons, Joe was able to repair their broken toys, cars, trains, or whatever they brought to him. He would always say, Let's go to my workshop... and they would follow him completely convinced he could fix anything.

Joe loved traveling with Linda. Some of his favorite destinations included the Holy Land, Rome (especially St. Peter's Basilica), Venice, Assisi, Florence, and many other beautiful cities in Italy. He enjoyed vacations to London, Montreal, Niagara Falls, Alaska, and cruises to the Caribbean. Many happy memories were also made with his family at Crystal Beach, Texas.

Although Joe received many recognitions and accolades during his lifetime, which he appreciated very much, none of those awards were as important to him as his faith, his family, his friends, and the people he worked with. Joe loved God and was a prayerful man who was very thankful and grateful for all of his blessings. Joe treasured and enjoyed spending time with the people he loved and with those who loved him.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Genevieve and Joseph Domino, his parents-in-law, Jennie and Louis Lombardo, Sr., his sister-in-law, Rose Marie Lombardo Charpentier, and his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Claudette and Louis Lombardo, Jr.

Joe is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Linda Lombardo Domino; son, Frank Anthony Domino and his wife, Tamara Glaze Domino; daughter, Jennifer Domino Bellah and her husband, Christopher Chad Bellah; grandchildren, Frank Anthony Domino, Jr., Brady Christopher Bellah, Benjamin Joseph Bellah, and Oliver Jack Bellah; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Monica Lombardo Davis and her husband, Jerry Wayne Davis, Larry Paul Lombardo and his wife, Theresa Boudreaux Lombardo, Hillary John Charpentier, and several nieces and nephews. Additionally, Joe leaves behind his "adopted sister",Patti Borona Ibert.

Joe was blessed to live at home during the course of his illness. This was made possible through a combination of care provided by Celeste Anselmo, RN, Rhonda Gill, CNA, Pastor Warren, other members of the Altus Hospice staff, and also by three caregiving angels, Leyda Tzul, Maria Martinez, and Isabel Black. The Domino family is deeply grateful for the loving and compassionate care they provided to Joe and for the spiritual care and nourishment provided by Bishop David Toups, Bishop Curtis Guillory, Rev. Shane Baxter, Rev. Antony Paulose, Dr. James Fuller, and Eucharistic Ministers Donna Harris, Toni Marino Landry, Debbie Gier, and Jane Ann Kemplay.

A gathering of Joe's family and friends will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Time of Sharing at 7:00 p.m., and a Rosary to follow, Friday, January 30, 2026, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 31, 2026, at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, 700 Jefferson Street, Beaumont. His entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, with a reception to follow at St. Anthony Cathedral Center.

For those desiring, and in lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Joe Domino may be made to St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, 700 Jefferson Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701 (St. Joseph Altar Fund); Gift of Life Program, 2390 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77706; Symphony of Southeast Texas, 4345 Phelan Boulevard, Suite 105, Beaumont, Texas 77707; Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas, 2780 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77703; or Three Rivers Council – Scouting America, 4650 West Cardinal Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77705.