Peoria, Illinois
Gean Dentino passed away in Peoria, Illinois. The obituary was featured in Peoria Journal Star on May 2, 2010.
I met up with Miss Gean at a square dance in the 80's after the set she said to me "you dance very well" I told her thank you because you taught me about 25 years ago. Miss Gean was a wonderful lady and person
George Cooley
January 06, 2017 | Peoria, IL | Student
45 yrs ago at roosevelt boy what a long time. And for someone to leave an impact on your life as she did. I am online letting all of my classmate know that our strict PE teacher (lol) has gone to a better place. My prayers are with the family.
shirley robertson hughes
May 05, 2010 | Peoria, IL
Miss Dentino was not only my PE Teacher from 77-81 = PHS, but also my sister's and my Mom's at Roosevelt. We were just remembering her last week. She will be missed but live forever in our memories.
Jean, Jenny and Bonnie
May 04, 2010 | Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Dentino was my physical ed teacher at Roosevelt Jr. High when I was in the 9th grade many years ago back in the 60's. I had been thinking of her recently and wondered of her whereabouts. She was such an inspiration for the many good reasons to continue exercising. I will miss her knowing she's no longer here. She was a doll but no pushover. Family, you were blessed to have her as a member. Please accept my condolences.
Reta Williams-Doss
May 04, 2010 | Peoria, IL
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teri bittner
May 04, 2010 | Peoria, IL
I'll always remember my dance classes at Dentino's in the 50s. Both Gean and Rose treated us with respect and gave us a good foundation in dance. The recitals at the Shrine were much anticipated and the mothers' sewing machines were kept busy sewing the costumes - and all those sequins had to be sewed on by hand! Gean was so important to the community - she enriched the lives of thousands.
Robin
May 03, 2010 | Dunedin, FL
Aunt Gean;
Beyond Ordinary...You were the sunshine of our life! You did what comes naturally...born to dance; dancing on the ceiling and stomping at the savoy. You built a stairway to the stars for the stars. "amar y' vivir', you...LOVE AND LIFE!
Your maternal tenderness and simplicity embraced the whole of humanity not to be forgotten in the ages of time.
It's raining in our hearts; we will miss you. We will see you again. Semper avanti..semper fideles!
Arlene Dentino-Larson
May 03, 2010 | St.Johns, FL
Gene and her sister Rose were a pivotal part of my life. I began taking lessons at the Dentino Dance Studio in 1956 at the age of 6. When I was in high school I began assisting classes and typing dance notes. ( I remember even helping to teach a ballroom class.) The ability and joy of dance that I developed through these many years led me to a major in dance at ISU. I taught high school dance at Proviso West in Hillside, Illinois. I married and moved to Calif. Here I created an educational...
Pat Shirck/Glavin
May 03, 2010 | Mission Viejo, CA
Miss Dentino taught me folk dances at Peoria High back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was always full of energy and enthusiasm. She might have come in a small package, but she had a big presence and I've never forgotten her. May God bless her and her family.
Dee-Dee (Nell) Caruso
May 03, 2010 | Sprinfield, IL