Cearra Javon Dillard
January 12, 1994 - December 11, 2014
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I am so sorry to hear of Cearra’s passing. She was a student of mine in the culinary program at the Art Institute of Seattle. In class I was struck by Cearra’s maturity and intelligence. For someone so young she behaved like someone much older. The first time I had her in class, students were required to do a complicated project involving creating their own menu, and then calculating the portion cost of all the dishes. The project involves spreadsheets and mathematical formulas which throw many culinary students for a loop. Some students grasp it right away. Others struggle and give up. Others struggle but ask questions and push through it. Cearra was very quiet in class, and didn’t ask many questions, leading me to believe she had fallen into the camp that was just going to ignore the challenge of the project because it was too hard. When it came time for students to show me their work, Cearra’s project was amazing. Not only had she created an interesting menu, but her calculations were accurate and complete. She was a special student and a special person. I passed her in the hallway the day she died. I was in a hurry and didn’t see her, but she tapped me on the arm to say hello in passing. What a great person. She will be missed by all of us here at the Art Institute.
Me And Cece Were Close N Elementary School N Middle..My Heart Hurts For Her Family As I Write This I Cry…I’LL always Remember When I Used To Have Bad Days She Was Always There For Me…When I Was Late On Work You Helped Me…I Love You Girl Alwayz N Forever N My Heart…
My heart is so heavy right now….loss for words…this is unreal….my condolences goes out to her mother…love u babygirl you are truly missed…
I am incredibly sorry for the loss of Cearra. She was a student of mine in the Culinary Arts program at Puget Sound Skills Center. She was well beyond her years and was truly passionate about cooking. I will always remember the e-mails back and fourth as she progressed into her post-secondary goals.
Cearra always made an effort to keep in touch sending me many photos of the different dishes she was most proud of. Her classmates looked to her for guidance, she was a natural teacher. Cearra worked very hard over the two years she was with us and earned the highest achievement in our class by earning her certification through the American Culinary Federation.
The Hospitality Industry has lost a future leader and exceptional cook. Cearra was always humble and you could count on her for anything.
Cearra will truly be missed by the entire Culianry department at PSSC:
Tony Poplin
Chef Andrew Schaefer
Chef Maret Oman
Condolences to the Dillard family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your whole family. Psalms 147:3 says Jehovah God, “heals the broken hearted, and binds up their wounds.” May God bring you comfort and Peace.
Condolences to the Dillard family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your whole family. Psalms 147:3 says Jehovah God, “heals the broken hearted, and binds up their wounds.” May God bring you comfort and Peace.
Miss you Cearra. There’s not a day that goes by where I don’t think about ya. I fondly tell my coworkers about the time you needed help cooking all the crabs. You were such a force to reckon with. I wish you had been given more time on this earth. It’s not fair when one of the good ones gets taken away so soon 💜
This is such a tragic loss of life …. The Truck driver claims he did not know she hit him or in fact was it he hit her and drove away from the scene and played ignorant !!!! when all he had to do is stop and call 911 she might be alive today. If I were the family I would retain counsel and file legal action against the truck driver —most ALL of the self owned log hauler truck drivers get paid by the log load and not by the hour that is why they always are over the speed limit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!