When Mickey Sumner, daughter of Sting (the singer), came across the touching words penned by a grieving Elizabeth Santiago, she just knew she had to act. Elizabeth spoke of her late stepfather's dying wish and Mickey knew how her own dad could help make it come true!
After losing the wonderful man who raised her, Elizabeth Santiago wrote a beautiful tribute on the popular social blog, Humans of New York.
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Domingo Santiago came into Elizabeth's life when she was just 5 years old. He married her mom and raised Elizabeth as his own.
In her tear-jerking eulogy, Elizabeth talks about Domingo's God-given artistic talents. But instead of pursuing his art, he worked first at an auto shop and then for 20 years as a police officer so he could provide a good life for his family.
Elizabeth recalls how her beloved stepfather set up an art studio in his home, where he did a stunning painting of Sting, the singer from the 70s band, the Police. It was the only time Domingo got to use the studio because the demands of work and home life continually took priority.
While Domingo always spoke of returning to his art "one day", a diagnosis of MS kept that day from ever arriving. In his final days, Elizabeth pulled out his old painting of the singer Sting and asked what he wanted her to do with it.
"His response was immediate. ‘Give it to Sting,’ he said," Elizabeth recalled in her tribute. "All of us started laughing. But Dad grew very serious. His eyes narrowed. He looked right at me, and said: ‘Give it to Sting.’ So I guess that’s my final assignment."
There can be a lot of downsides to the Internet. But it can also help some pretty amazing things happen. And this is one of those times.
When the Humans of New York blog shared Elizabeth Santiago's heart-wrenching tribute to her stepdad, it went viral. And Mickey Sumner read Elizabeth's touching words.
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Mickey Sumner happens to be the daughter of Sting, the singer. And she knew right away she wanted to help Elizabeth honor her father's dying wishes.
With help from the blog, Mickey and Elizabeth connected directly. The two worked out the logistics and soon, Domingo's incredible painting of Sting was in the hands of the singer himself!
In addition to fulfilling the dying wish of Elizabeth's father, Mickey is also teaming up with her to host a fundraiser benefitting the National MS society.
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It's truly amazing to see social and celebrity influence promoting such wonderful acts of kindness. And to think, it all started with a beautiful tribute to a wonderful father!
h/t: Daily Mail
Featured Image: Instagram/theofficialsting
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