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John Dupre Obituary
John E. Dupre, age 90, of Fairborn, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024 at Miami Valley South Hospital, after a long courageous fight with Leukemia.
He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Joe Dupre; sister, Rosalind Lee Price; brother, Bobby Myers; his mother, Dorthy (Dupre) Myers; and father, Lester Dupre.
Upon graduating from Wellston High school, John joined the Navy serving on the USS Coral Sea CVA-43 aircraft carrier working in aviation electronics. After serving 4 years in the Navy, John attended and graduated from Rio Grande College in three years with a degree in education. John began his career with Fairborn City Schools in 1960 working as a teacher and administrator. Some of John's favorite memories were from teaching 6th grade at Rona Hills Elementary School and he frequently shared stories from those days with a huge smile. John was blessed to spend 34 years in a career that he loved before retiring. John loved spending time family and with friends that were much like family, playing cards, golfing, traveling and storytelling.
John is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Maxine (Reed) Dupre; daughter, Cindy (John) Penza and son, Alex (Julie) Dupre; grandchildren, Laura and Jason Penza; along with numerous other relatives and friends.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Wednesday July 31, 2024 from 12:00 until 1:00 P.M. at Belton-Stroup Funeral Home, 422 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd., Fairborn. A graveside service with military honors will follow at Byron Cemetery, Pastor H. Wesley Barnhill officiating.
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Gerald Wayne Osborne
August 8, 2024
Mr. Dupre was my 6th grade teacher at Five Points Elementary School in the 1962-1963 school year. He was the first male teacher that I had in school. I always enjoyed his class and had the privilege of seeing him in the Fairborn Kroger store in 2001. We had the chance reminisce for a short time and I told him about how I had came in 2nd place in his class spelling bee that year. He shared with me that our 6th grade class in the 1962-63 school year was for advanced students, but he had never shared that with our class (to me it said a lot about his teaching abilities). My condolences to his family and I'm sure he will be missed by you and many of his students down through years!
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Greg Wetsig
August 1, 2024
I recall his teaching values and guidance to me in the 6th grade, which supported and complimented the conduct my father instilled. Mr Dupre asked of us to demonstrate respect and courtesy while filling our minds with the course subject matter and his experiences. Mr Dupre had ways to challenge his students to get the very best while also motivating us!
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