Sequim Gazette photo by Monica Berkseth/ Sequim philanthropist Marylaura Ramponi, center front, celebrated her 90th birthday Saturday at the Sequim Masonic Lodge with friends and family members, some of whom had traveled from California and Nevada for the occasion. Nine candles on her birthday cake represented each decade of her life. Ramponi donated $1 million to the Sequim School District to fund The Ramponi Center for Technical Excellence, the district’s Career and Technical Education building, in honor of her late husband Louie, a TV salesman and real estate investor.