There was nothing Dawn enjoyed more than sharing good conversation and a hot cup of coffee with family and friends, around her kitchen table. Dawn loved the color green, she loved scratch lottery tickets, word searches, “Days of Our Lives” soap opera, her squirrels, but mostly she loved her family. Dawn M. Hayes, 82, Rapid City, passed away on April 1, 2022. Dawn was born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania to Grace and Kenneth Rumbaugh in 1939. At the age of 17 she moved to South Dakota and Rapid City became her home. Dawn then met and married Ivan Ramich in March of 1961. To this union 3 children were born – Kenny, Lenny and Penny Ramich. With the early and unfortunate passing of Ivan in 1965, Dawn then married again in 1966 to Roy “Skeets” Hayes. And to this union, 3 more children were born- Lynette, Melinda and Tammy Hayes. Dawn is survived by her children, Len Ramich (Sonya), Penny (Ramich) Porter, Lynette Munyan (Jim), Melinda Jansen, and Tammy Hayes. She is also survived by 2 adopted daughters, Linda Hayes and Andrea Bintliff. Dawn has 8 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and is grandmother to many, many, more. Dawn is preceded in death by both husbands, her son, Kenny (1984), her parents, 3 brothers, and 5 sisters.