Obituary for Constance Hoyt Dawson
Constance M. Dawson
9/15/1934 – 5/14/2021
Constance Dawson passed away peacefully in her home on May 14th, 2021, surrounded by family and friends. Connie was born in Minneapolis Minnesota on September 15, 1934 to Pauline Engelbrecht and was adopted a week later by Harwood Bertram and Violet Emily (Johnson) Hoyt of Plum City, Wisconsin.
Connie added to her education throughout her life. She graduated high school in Cloquet, MN in 1952, then received her Bachelor’s degree in Recreational Therapy and Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1955. She went on to obtain a second bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education in 1972. In 1983 Connie obtained her Master’s degree in Human Development and completed her Ph.D. in Counselor Education in 1993. She was presented with the CEHD Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Minnesota in 2017.
Connie taught middle and grade school before, in 1980, she began working for the Johnson Institute as a School Programs Consultant. Connie moved to Portland, Oregon in 1986 where she later became a professor at Portland State University. In 1994 she moved to Evergreen, Colorado to work with Evergreen Consultants in Human Behavior specializing in the treatment of detachment disorders. She moved to the Seattle area in 1998 to join the therapists at the Attachment Center Northwest in Kirkland, Washington and finally retired to Whidbey Island in 2000.
Connie was also a published writer. Her first book, “Growing Up Again”, co-written with Jean Illsley Clarke, was published in 1989 along with a second edition published in 1998. Connie and Jean then teamed up with David Bredehoft, and published “How Much is Too Much”, (first published as “How Much Is Enough” I believe) in 2014. In 2009 Connie joined the Human Dignity & Humiliation Studies Network and self-published “Life Beyond Shame: Rewriting the Rules” in 2016. She was a contributing author for the academic textbook “Systemic Humiliation in America, Finding Dignity within Systems of Degradation”.
Connie was also very proud of her family. She met Keith Dawson at a campus Student Liberal Party at college, then were married from 1955 to 1980. They have three children; Tom, was born in 1958, Mary (MaryClaire) in 1960 and Charles in 1962. She is preceded in death by her daughter, MaryClaire (Dawson) Kalamafoni. She is survived by her sons, Thomas Dawson, and Charles Dawson, 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to The Saratoga Orchestra (https://www.sowhidbey.com/)
9/15/1934 – 5/14/2021
Constance Dawson passed away peacefully in her home on May 14th, 2021, surrounded by family and friends. Connie was born in Minneapolis Minnesota on September 15, 1934 to Pauline Engelbrecht and was adopted a week later by Harwood Bertram and Violet Emily (Johnson) Hoyt of Plum City, Wisconsin.
Connie added to her education throughout her life. She graduated high school in Cloquet, MN in 1952, then received her Bachelor’s degree in Recreational Therapy and Administration from the University of Minnesota in 1955. She went on to obtain a second bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education in 1972. In 1983 Connie obtained her Master’s degree in Human Development and completed her Ph.D. in Counselor Education in 1993. She was presented with the CEHD Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Minnesota in 2017.
Connie taught middle and grade school before, in 1980, she began working for the Johnson Institute as a School Programs Consultant. Connie moved to Portland, Oregon in 1986 where she later became a professor at Portland State University. In 1994 she moved to Evergreen, Colorado to work with Evergreen Consultants in Human Behavior specializing in the treatment of detachment disorders. She moved to the Seattle area in 1998 to join the therapists at the Attachment Center Northwest in Kirkland, Washington and finally retired to Whidbey Island in 2000.
Connie was also a published writer. Her first book, “Growing Up Again”, co-written with Jean Illsley Clarke, was published in 1989 along with a second edition published in 1998. Connie and Jean then teamed up with David Bredehoft, and published “How Much is Too Much”, (first published as “How Much Is Enough” I believe) in 2014. In 2009 Connie joined the Human Dignity & Humiliation Studies Network and self-published “Life Beyond Shame: Rewriting the Rules” in 2016. She was a contributing author for the academic textbook “Systemic Humiliation in America, Finding Dignity within Systems of Degradation”.
Connie was also very proud of her family. She met Keith Dawson at a campus Student Liberal Party at college, then were married from 1955 to 1980. They have three children; Tom, was born in 1958, Mary (MaryClaire) in 1960 and Charles in 1962. She is preceded in death by her daughter, MaryClaire (Dawson) Kalamafoni. She is survived by her sons, Thomas Dawson, and Charles Dawson, 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to The Saratoga Orchestra (https://www.sowhidbey.com/)