Corie Dean died Nov. 25, 2013, after five days at the Franciscan Hospice House in Tacoma.

She was born Nov. 11, 1953, in Winslow, Wash., and grew up on Bainbridge Island and in Seattle. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1972 and received a degree in bookkeeping from Green River Community College. During high school and into her early 20s, she worked at the Crystal Mountain ski and rental shop. She worked at Cascade Security Bank and Dairy Queen in Enumclaw and, as a bookkeeper, she worked from 1989-95 for Ernie’s Fuel in Federal Way and from 1995-2013 for National Pipe and Piling in Tacoma. She lived at Crystal Mountain and in Greenwater from 1972 until 1989 after which she bought her current home in Federal Way. She enjoyed riding motorcycles, following the Seattle Seahawks, skiing at Crystal Mountain and hiking throughout the Cascades and in Sun Valley, Idaho; a highlight of her hiking adventures was a trip with her sister in the Slovenian Alps in 2010.

She was diagnosed with carcinoid cancer 15 years ago and started the Washington chapter of the Pacific NW Carcinoid Support Group. Through the years she counseled, informed and comforted many carcinoid patients and their caregivers.

She is survived by her mother, Karyl Dean of Enumclaw; sister Val Howard and husband John of Enumclaw; and sister Alby Dean, of Truckee, Calif. She was preceded in death by her father, Dr. Tom Dean.

A celebration of her life will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Grace Community Church in Auburn, Wash.

Memorials in her name may be made to: Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, www.carcinoid.org; Carcinoid Cancer Awareness Network, www.carcinoidawareness.org; or Caring for Carcinoid Foundation, www.caringforcarcinoid.org.

Arrangements are by Weeks Funeral Home, Buckley. All may sign the online guest book at www.weeksfuneralhomes.com