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Rolf Juario

 Rolf Bernard Juario

June 7, 1962-December 9, 2015


Born in Manila, The Philippines, Rolf Juario emigrated to the United States as an infant. He got his start in figure skating at the West Covina Figure Skating Club in the seventies and was a long-time competitor at Regional and Sectional Championships, winning the silver medal in the senior men's event at the 1983 Southwest Pacific Championships in Burbank. Rolf also represented America at the 1983 Winter University Games in Sofia, Bulgaria. He went on to a highly successful career as a fine art, fashion and celebrity photographer and passed away on December 9, 2015 at the age of fifty-three.

*Source for inclusion: Rolf Bernard Juario Memorial Fund

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