Cynthia Ulen Domy (Cindi), 56

Cynthia Ulen Domy (Cindi), 56, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016, after her brave battle with cancer. Cindi is survived by her beloved husband, always friend and companion, Pat; two sons, Mason who is in the Air Force, and Brady a college student and soccer player; three sisters and four brothers. Cindi was preceded in death by her father and mother.

She was proud of her Air Force son Mason and proud to be an Air Force mom. She loved watching Mason become a military man. She was also a soccer mom and spent years watching her son, Brady, play in soccer leagues, in college and semi-professionally with the Spokane Shadow.

Cindi was passionate about teaching and worked for the Coeur d’Alene School District for 26 years at Winton then Borah Elementary Schools. Cindi had a double major in special and elementary education and embraced her life as a teacher. She loved to watch students develop through the years and never missed watching the local graduation ceremonies.

Cindi was a teacher and mentor to many. In her death, Cindi lives on in the minds and memories of her students. Students will remember, for the rest of their lives, the wisdom, knowledge, life-lessons and love offered by their fourth- and fifth-grade teacher, Ms. Domy.

Cindi taught with passion, love and never missed an opportunity to play with her students. Each spring, Cindi dressed like a 1840s traveler and spoke with a Western tongue while leading her fourth-graders on a realistic simulation of the Oregon Trail.

“So sad! May we have a moment of silence for the death of the Smith family’s baby,” she wails at the top of her register as the baby, an egg, is cracked and lay dying on the trail. The students on this yearly field trip to Tubbs Hill, bow their head, some giggle, some cry and pay reverence to a deceased child.

Cindi’s straight forward, blunt responses were the norm and respected by many. Her fashion sense reflected her straight forward personality as she wore very few jewels, no make-up, “teacher” dresses, crazy socks, to show her wild side and Crocs. Cindi was also a Harley Rider. She loved the peaceful freedom of the road. Riding her Harley to school was a treat for both Cindi and the students. The kids thought it was cool that their teacher was a biker under those teacher dresses.

She loved animals always taking in the ones no one else wanted from a three-legged dog and cat to older dogs that just needed love. When she was admitted to the hospice center, they took her coat off and several dog biscuits fell to the floor. She wouldn’t go anywhere without a treat for a potential doggy friend.

She will be loved and missed by many. There will be a celebration of Cindi’s life later this summer when all of her family can be together.