Dawn-O'Rourke-Obituary

Dawn Iowen O'Rourke

McKinleyville, California

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Dawn Iowen O'Rourke "Toughest Woman I Know" Our mother, your grandmother, your daughter, your sister, and your friend passed away on Thursday April 8th 2010 at 2:30 in the morning. Dawn fought the toughest battle of her life; fighting cancer. She lived vigorously with conviction, admiration and...

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kyra, tony and joe,
i am very sorry for your families great loss! your mother was an incredible woman, she gives inspiration too all of us single moms.... i'm sure where ever she is now, she's dressed up looking good and ready to have some fun.... i will always cherish the many talks i had with her while i was eating or cooking in her kitchen in high school!! i will hold those memories close to my heart always! much love and respect ~ teddie moorehead

Mom, Halloween 2009

Hi sis,
Sure do miss ya! Hope it's as grand as we've heard...
Dawn you had the best party in your backyard. You were sitting in your favorite chair seeing over everyone as you always have..
Joe dedicated the PERFECT song too you,
Tony & Joe sang a song from the past. It was the best (your boys looked beautiful, and Kyra looked just as pretty with her little belly showing.
You diffenetly left your mark in this world. Your a hard act to follow,
Love ya and...

Dear Kyra, Joe and Toni,
I am so sorry to hear of your mothers passing. In fact I am still in shock! We shared some great times together, getting ourselves into trouble LOL! My fondest memory is when Joe pulled us from the dunes after crying and drinking at the beach when Greg was leaving for college. She was one of a kind and I will truly miss her!

We were so saddened to hear of Dawn's passing. She was such a dear person, always bright and smiling, and a friend to all who met her. She is gone too soon. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of her family.
Bill Holbrook and Mary Lou Knapp

Kauai June 2007

Dear Kyra,

Dave and I was saddened to hear about your Mom. I loved working for her. When she bought the Property Management from George Berry I came with it. What I loved about your Mom was the fact that she was honest and straightforward. I loved to hear her greeting me even though I was there to pick up a key to clean a dirty old apt. She always had a smile on her face. When I would return the key I would tell her about something that had happen when I was working. especially...

I have so many great memories of growing up down the road from your family. I will always remember playing dress up with Kyra in all of Dawn's clothes. She let us try on everything in her closet, shoes, dresses and even her makeup. She was such a srong women and always fun to be around. I was blessed to know her. I am thinking of you all, and hope you find strength in all of the great memories you have of your Mom.

Dear Kyra,

I am so sad to hear of the loss of your mom. Her strength of spirit was such an inspiration to me - when we ran into you at the Pumpkin Patch last year, I walked away awed by her positive outlook and love for life. I'll never forget the way she smiled and said, "I'm still here! I'm doing just great!" Although I didn't get to know her well, she always made me feel at ease and was always interested in my life and my family. Such a tremendous loss to all who knew her! ...