Dawn Dewaele

Dawn K. Dewaele (Yoskowitz) 42, of Severn, Maryland, passed away on December 29, 2011, after a short illness. She was surrounded by her loving family and dearest friends.
Born in New Brunswick, NJ, Dawn attended schools in New Jersey and graduated from Rowan University, class of 1991. Dawn was named Assistant Program Director for the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge in 1992. She later taught high school English in Maryland, Washington State, and Florida. She became a full time wife and mother at the birth of her twins. Most recently, she was employed as a thesis editor for graduate students attending the Naval Postgraduate School, in Monterey, CA.
Dawn married Gregg Dewaele of Vineland in 1995. It was then as a Navy wife that she touched the lives of hundreds of people as she traveled with him to new duty stations.
Dawn was an excellent cook and loved the challenge of complicated recipes. She was well known for her brownies and her hummus. For her, cooking was a passion. Dawn was a person of many passions including scrapbooking for all of her family, reading, keeping in touch with her friends across the globe, and walking. One of her greatest personal achievements was completing a full marathon before the age of 40, a feat she accomplished 6 days prior to her birthday.
Dawn's greatest joy in life was her family. Leaving behind, with hearts full of sadness, are her husband LCDR Gregg Dewaele of Severn, six-year old twins Gehrig Charles and Addison Grace, father Mark Roy, brother and sister-in-law Steven and Julie Yoskowitz, sister/best friend and brother-in-law Randi and Donald Spexarth, father-in-law and mother-in-law Gilbert and Ellen(Pat) Dewaele, brother-in-law and fiancé Jamie Dewaele and Charlotte Kruse, nieces Jessica and Carrie, nephews Josh and Aaron, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Dawn was preceded in death by her mother Anne and her grandmother Jennie.
Family members will be sitting Shiva at the home of Steven Yoskowitz, 14 Woodview Dr., in Howell, NJ., on Thursday January 5th and Friday January 6th.
In memory of Dawn, and the incredible teacher and mother she was, the Dewaele family is asking everyone to please refrain from sending condolence gifts and flowers, and instead please make contributions to a college fund supporting Addison and Gehrig. Anyone who knew Dawn understood that her world revolved around her children and we believe this is the best way we can remember her and carry on her legacy.
The account has been established in Gregg's name at Navy Federal Credit Union.
Account Number: 1835585009
Routing Number: 2560-7497-4
Donations can also be mailed, in the children's name, to:
Addison and Gehrig Dewaele
1218 Delmont Rd
Severn, MD 21144