Dominic Cardillo (October 26, 1930 – April 14, 2013) was a

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politician, who served as mayor of Kitchener,

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from 1982 to 1994."Former Kitchener Mayor Dom Cardillo has passed away"
CTV Kitchener, April 14, 2013. Born and raised in

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, Cardillo was educated at the

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and moved to Kitchener in 1954 to work as a teacher. He first ran for

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as an alderman in 1963, and served in that role for 20 years prior to his election as mayor. His term as mayor was marked by significant economic growth, a record of balanced budgets, and the construction of the modern

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. He retired in 1994, and was succeeded as mayor by Richard Christy. He is the second longest-serving mayor in the city's history, after

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. He died in 2013 from

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."Longtime mayor Dom Cardillo remembered as one of Kitchener’s biggest boosters"
'' Metro'', April 15, 2013.

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