Dawn Christie Hughey

April 29, 1967 - October 16, 2018

Dawn Christie Hughey was born 4/29/67 in Corvallis, OR. She is survived by her mother: Sally Hughey, father: Jim Hughey, brother: Shawn Hughey, and nephews: Steven and Jacob Hughey. She lived in OR, GA, AZ, and San Francisco before moving to San Diego at age 9. Dawn graduated from Junipero High School in San Diego, received her bachelor's from San Diego State, and her masters from National University. Dawn spent a semester studying in France. She loved to act, teach and write stories and poetry. Dawn was smart, she could read and understand Shakespeare from an early age. She taught high school English and Drama for 26 years in Los Angeles. She was a diabetic from age 5. She believed in ghosts, and loved going to old, haunted places. Dawn always said she encountered numerous ghosts. Dawn worked at a comedy club in San Diego as a server and worked as a bartender. She developed numerous close, life-long friendships. Dawn loved her family dearly and her pets Bijou and Winston. Dawn had a very special mother-daughter bond as her mom was her caregiver and they lived together through most of their lives. She was a fighter and held onto life as long as she could for the sake of her family, especially her nephews Steven and Jacob, for fear of how her death would affect them.