Died in 2004. I feel bad for the family. He died a very young age.
However, since it's been a few years, maybe I can crack a joke?
He was made in the United States, so he couldn't be a "Champagne" since they are only made in France. He would have to be DOM PERIGION SPARKLING WINE.
Josh: You may have just found your baby's middle name!!
Let us not overlook his mother, Perfect Engelberger.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
"I prefer books and movies where the conflict isn't of the extreme cannibal apocalypse variety I guess." Redsfaithful
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Dom Perigion Champagne is gone, but you can still celebrate with Jeron Benito Champagne.
Wear gaudy colors, or avoid display. Lay a million eggs or give birth to one. The fittest shall survive, yet the unfit may live. Be like your ancestors or be different. We must repeat!
Be funnier if he died at 80 instead of 18. I wonder how Wonderful Terrific Mounds is doing these days?
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...99-6m1dom.htmlTeenager tried to stay clear, but was targeted, slain
By Joe Hughes
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
December 1, 2004
Born three months premature, he wasn't much bigger than a glass of wine. Proud parents Jeron and Perfect Champagne named their tiny new arrival Dom Perignon.
"He was so bubbly, the name seemed a perfect fit," said his mom, tears streaming down her face as she sat in a North Park funeral home yesterday arranging to bury her 18-year-old son.
Champagne is one of the latest victims of gang violence in San Diego. He was killed in a drive-by shooting Friday while driving his high school graduation gift, a 1996 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, in Lincoln Park about 3:30 p.m.
Witnesses told police the gunman flashed a gang sign before opening fire. Champagne, who was not a gang member, was struck in the head and died in the front seat.
No one has been arrested.
Champagne's stepfather, Albert Engelberger, said Dom had been targeted by gangs in the past and was beaten by 15 thugs at a downtown trolley stop last year. "That's why we had him leave San Diego last year."
He moved to Texas, where he finished school and lived with relatives. He was visiting family in San Diego for Thanksgiving when he was killed.
His family said Champagne had recently met with military recruiters and was planning to enlist in the Marine Corps.
The shooting has puzzled parents and police.
"Dom was of sturdy stock, about 5 feet 7, 180 pounds, no ankles, just calves. He loved football and he wouldn't be pushed around," Engelberger said. "But he was more a loner. He wouldn't join anything like a gang."
Police believe Champagne may have been targeted at an Ocean View Boulevard gas station, where witnesses said he was talking to two men in a blue car while filling up.
The same blue car tailed Champagne as he drove away. Police believe the killer was in the car.
Police have no further description of the vehicle.
Champagne's parents said they have had enough of San Diego. They vow to return only when someone is arrested and put on trial.
Burial will be in Fort Worth, Texas. An empty bottle of Dom Perignon, saved since the boy's birth, will be put in his casket.
It's very, very sad, but it's a somewhat untimely reminder of why you have to be somewhat careful when you name your kid. It's charming and sweet and the story has some real meaning, but when he's tragically killed, one thing stands out, and it's not his personality.
It's also a reminder that if your name is Perfect, you might as well forget it and just seek out a husband with the surname of Champagne.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
You're right, VP, it is very sad.
For some reason I never thought of San Diego as having gangs... guess they're everywhere though.
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