Karen Dodds

dodds KAREN DODDS Karen L. Dodds, 52, of Washington, DC died August 24, 2007, when the plane she was piloting crashed into Lake Huron, north of Cheboygan, MI. Also killed was her fiancC), H. Brooke Stauffer, 55, of Washington. Karen was born and raised in Michigan and attended Center for Creative Studies in Detroit. She came to Washington in the late 1970s, working as a print designer. She established her own company, Dodds Design, a graphic design company for print and web. She combined a strong awareness of the value of marketing with design in her highly original projects. Her clients included National Restaurant Association, Aviation Adventure, and the American Society for Microbiology. Karen was a long time member of the Art Director's Club of Metropolitan Washington (http:// www.adcmw.org /), and was past president from 1993-1995. She joined DC Web Women (http:// www.dcwebwomen.org /) when it was formed in 1995, and was a committed member who spoke frequently on topics ranging from small business strategy to marketing and design. Karen is survived by her parents, Kathleen Bloxsom Wagner and Charles Wagner of Michigan; her sister Kelcey Dodds Seefeldt of Maryland; her uncles Willis Bloxsom and Thomas Bloxsom of Michigan; her brother-in-law Paul Seefeldt of Maryland; her stepmother Gerry (Cy) McNinch of Virginia; several step-siblings and many cousins. She was buried in Northville, MI. A Memorial Service for Karen and Brooke will be held on Saturday, November 10, at 11 A.M. at Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol St. NE. In lieu of flowers, the families suggest donations to: (Karen) Crohn‘s & Colitis Foundation of America, 386 Park Ave. S., 17th fl., New York, NY 10016, or Endowment Fund of Church of the Reformation; (Brooke) Boy Scouts of America, National Capitol Area Council, 9190 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814, or Conservation Int‘l., 2001 Crystal Dr., Ste. 500, Arlington, VA 22202. CLOCK Funeral Home Whitehall, MI 888-507-8012