Tracy Dawn was born to Wayne and Marsha Solwey on September 24, 1974. She was welcomed home by her older sister Tina. Five years later she was able to greet her one and only brother Scott.  Just 360 days later her twin sisters Nicole and Jennifer were born. When coming home from the hospital with the twins Tracy said “darn we forgot Scott” who went with his grandparents. Tracy attended Warwick Public School through her elementary years. She started to attend Devils Lake Public School in 8^th grade, and she graduated in 1993 from Devils Lake. After graduating high school, she meets Kelly Mack, and they welcomed two sons Chance Michael and Holden James into their family. They established their home in Warwick, ND with her brother Scott. They divorced in 2001. In 2003 Tracy met Bruce Lauinger and they welcomed her baby girl Jade Alexis in 2005. In 2025 she married her now husband David Decory.

In 1993 Tracy started an in-home daycare for 5 years. 2001 she started at the Heartland Daycare as opener and daycare cook for 23 years, 2015 also was a full-time universal worker and in 2022 Tracy got her CNA alongside her daughter Jade. In 2023 she resigned from Heartland and started at Cankdeska Cikana HeadStart as the head cook. While her time there was short, she enjoyed being around all the littles, especially her great nieces and nephew who also attended there. They were the apple of her eye and brought a smile to her face. In 2025 Tracy graduated from Cankdeska Cikana Community College with her ECE degree. After graduating she enrolled at Mayville State University to continue her ECE degree completing one semester.

Her cooking will be missed, Christmas games won’t be the same as her family cannot follow directions at all, an ear to lend and a laugh to share. Her Heart of Gold will be missed by those that love her dearly.  A Special bond between nieces and nephew will be remembered.

In 2019 Tracy was diagnosed with cancer. She fought for 6 years. During her first year of cancer her nephew Wyatt would tell her “I got you from here Aunty!” Tracy lost her late-night gamer, midnight talker, and movie watcher on August 31, 2020.

Tracy got to travel throughout her life to many states. Through her travels she formed a special bond with some of her long-lost cousins Kim and Gwen.  They all had tricks up their sleeves when it came to their uncle Bob. Whether it was sending pictures of themselves on a pair of pants, or sending him shirts with funny quotes, to Tracy sending Bob a bunch of small squirrels for him to cherish forever.

Tracy Dawn is survived by her children Chance and Holden Mack, Jade (Brandon Windjue) Lauinger, husband David Decory, parents Wayne and Marsha (Pullen) Solwey, sisters Tina (Jeremy) Ploium, Nicole (Michael Leaf) Solwey, Jennifer (Jeremy) Devier, her only brother for she was his rock  Scott (Jordan) Solwey, nieces Tiffany and Shayna (Jaylan Black) Ross, Chantel (Rece) Jetty, Zoee (Dayton Lunak), Eliza, and Piper Devier, DaNesha ( Jeremiah Patterson) Leaf, Linsey (Jackson Delorme) Desjarlais, Sydney Nelson, and Brinzley and Maizlee Solwey, nephews Kaiden Ross, O’Shea  (Danyel) Redfox, Tyrese (Amanda) and Tristen Leaf, Blair (Jaci) and Coby Roemmich, Austin and Braxton Devier, along with many great nieces and nephews, special uncle HANK, special friends Ashley and Matt Franzen, several aunts and uncles and cousins and her fur baby, Angel.

Proceeded in death by John and Irene Solwey, Vernal and Margery Pullen, Aunt and Uncle Bonnie and Butch Ollila, Uncle Rodney Pullen, a special nephew Wyatt Max Ross and her fur babies, Princess and Simba.

We would like to thank Cheri, Jill and the rest of the Hospice staff, Audrey Joramo, and Janice Frojen for everything they have done during our difficult time. And a very big thank you to Dr. Candelaria Martin Ardnt and her nurse for being there from the start to finish. And if we forgot anybody it was not intentional.

Urn Bearers: Tiffany and Shayna Ross, Chantel Jetty, Zoee Devier, DaNesha Leaf, and Linsey Dejarlais

Honorary Urn Bearers: Mandy, Ross, and Emily Nelson, Wendy and Sophia Suda, Tara Olson, Layla Ewert, Julie Strong, Cankdeska Cikana HeadStart Staff, Jill Yantes, Cheri Weisz, Kristi Rotvold, Kara Koski, Melissa Lourens, Terry Fox and Karen Charboneau.

A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, September 25th at 4:00PM at St. Michael Tek Center, St. Michael, ND.