Dawn Alene Rasar

She graduated from Garfield High School in 1955, where she was a cheer leader.

She is survived by her Son, Clinton Rasar, Daughter, Lori Rasar-Berryhill and Granddaughter's Rose Rick and Leslee Rasar

She worked as an Engineer at Ma Bell and retired from US West as a Payroll Administrator.

Dawn was a Lutheran and had a very strong Christian belief, she always believed actions spoke louder than words. May she rest in peace in Heaven.

Dawn loved, gardening, animals, birds, squirrels, owls, butterflies, mushrooms, racoons, fishing, sports, Summer and Winter Olympic, Skating competitions, traveling and her heritage, celebrating every St. Patrick’s day and ALL holidays decorating to the hilt. She loved dancing and country music. She also spent time crocheting, loved cooking, canning, and baking cookies which were measured perfectly using the back of a butter knife.

Dawn was an accomplished swimmer and tennis player, but she chose Ice Skating over everything. She started Ice Skating at the age of 12, at the Civic Ice Arena after seeing her first Ice Follies performance in 1948, when she decided she wanted to be a Professional Ice Skater. She accomplished what she set out to do and went on to compete as a Pairs Figure Skater capturing countless wins year after year with David Hertz. They won the Northwest Senior Pairs Championship, the Pacific Coast Senior Pairs Championship, the National Junior title and most notably winning the U.S. National Junior Figure Skating Pairs Championship in 1954 at the age of 16, and won an additional 14 awards skating together, they went on to win multiple Senior Pairs victories. Dawn could have skated for the US Olympic team, but her family didn’t have the money to support that opportunity. Olympic athlete sponsorship and financing assistance for athletes didn’t get approved by the Intl. Olympic Committee until 1971. At 17, Dawn (reading from old news articles) would likely have been chosen to represent the United States team in Pairs Figure Skating if her skating partner David hadn’t joined the Air Force. After she stopped competing, she then went on to skate for the elite Ice Follies in 1955 at the age of 18.

My mom’s best, happiest, and most treasured memories were when she was in the Ice Follies. The stories she would tell, I wish I could remember them all. I loved playing with her old skating costumes when I was little, including the long gloves that matched her outfits. She also taught me the Bubetut language they used to speak with each other in the Ice Follies, and we spoke that to each other until she passed. It was always fun speaking a language that very few people knew. My mom was one of the best Figure Skaters in the PNW in her day.

A graveside service for Dawn will be held Friday, January 21, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM at Acacia Memorial Park & Funeral Home, 14951 Bothell Way NE, Seattle, WA 98155.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Dawn’s honor to www.wildbirdcharity1.com (Wild Bird Charity, 6910 SALASHAN PKWY STE A1, Ferndale WA 98248-8373) or www.wolfhollowwildlife.org (Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, 284 BOYCE RD, Friday Harbor WA 98250-9415).