Kelly Ann Rippentrop

Kelly A. Rippentrop (Dunbar), 57, passed May 29, 2021, with her "Prayer Army" and family by her side in Portland, Oregon after her battle with cancer. She was born November, 1962, in Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California to James and Eleanor Dunbar. Her father was an executive for Von's Grocery Company in southern California. Her mother devoted 42 years of her life to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Pasadena, CA as a teacher and Director of Religious Education. Kelly attended Alverno High School in Sierra Madre where she graduated with honors, won many awards, was Student Body President, and joined many clubs. She attended California State University, Long Beach. There she consistently was selected to the President's Honor List, was a member of the CSULB Rowing Crew, and worked. Kelly graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Health Science. She furthered her education and earned a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification, many banking credentials, and consistently updated her knowledge of the banking industry. After graduation, Kelly worked for the American Red Cross as a trainer and as a Sunday school teacher, then at the University of Southern California (USC) Institute of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, in the School of Medicine, as a Curriculum Writer and Group Manager. There she created many international programs benefiting youth health around the world. Namely the creation of: D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. It has been implemented in thousands of schools throughout the United States and many other countries. Kelly was recognized as one of the top health educators in the country and offered an executive position working as a Director for the United States government. She relocated to Northern California and was a religious education teacher, and then principal of the St. John the Baptist Parish Faith Formation program for youth and adults (consisting of over 300 teachers), relocated again to Vancouver, Washington. There she was employed by Wells Fargo. Kelly started as a Service Manager, was promoted to Branch Manager (where she took an underachieving branch to the #1 in sales in the district), and then was promoted to a Business Training Consultant and was also assigned to many executive leadership projects. Her tremendous love of her faith and the children she encountered provided her with, in her words, "Makes Mama happy." Kelly is survived by her beloved husband of 35 years, David A. Rippentrop and their two children, Bradley Rippentrop, and Bryan Rippentrop. She also leaves her brother Kevin B. Dunbar. Services will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at St. Philip Catholic Church in Woodland, Washington, at 10:00 am. The family appreciates honoring Kelly Rippentrop by submitting a donation to her new charity, "Kelly's Kids to Kamp", Summer Camp Scholarship Program (kellyskidstokampscholarship.godaddysites.com). Please continue to pray for Kelly.

Kelly Ann Rippentrop

November 4, 1962 - May 29, 2021