David John Fee
November 6, 1955-October 11, 1991
Born in Oakland, California, David Fee got his start in skating at the Portland Ice Skating Club in Oregon. He was taught by Tonya Harding's future coach Diane Rawlinson. In 1974, he won the intermediate men's events at the Northwestern Pacific Championships and Puget Sound Inter-Club Competition. Turning professional, he toured as a principal with the Ice Capades. He passed away on October 11, 1991 at the age of thirty-five.
David's obituary from "Skating" magazine: "David John Fee, New York City, former Portland resident and performer in the Ice Capades, died October 11, of complications arising from acquired immune deficiency syndrome. He was 35. Fee was born Nov. 6, 1955, in Oakland, Calif., and moved to Portland a few years later. He trained at the Lloyd Center Ice Rink there under Diane Schaatz-Rawlinson. Following his graduation, he became a principal skater with the Ice Capades. At the time of his death, Fee had been a graphics designer for St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Manhattan since 1983. He is survived by his mother, Jocelyn Fee of Portland; father, Gerald of Cottage Grove; and his brother, Douglas of Clarksdale, Ariz."
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