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Dean died ten days before his 96th birthday in an Alexandria hospital. His former ''Shreveport Times'' colleague, [[Wiley Hilburn]], said that the newspaper office "sort of revolved around Pap. He had a big desk, light table, in the middle of the newsroom. He was a really likable guy. ... He was really good at what he did, and we all grew to rely on him."<ref name=ddeath/>
Dean died ten days before his 96th birthday in an Alexandria hospital. His former ''Shreveport Times'' colleague, [[Wiley Hilburn]], said that the newspaper office "sort of revolved around Pap. He had a big desk, light table, in the middle of the newsroom. He was a really likable guy. ... He was really good at what he did, and we all grew to rely on him."<ref name=ddeath/>
Dean's paternal aunt, Willie Mae Cleveland (1903-1973) of Crowley, was the first wife of William Jennings "Bill" Cleveland, Sr. (1902-1974), a member from 1944 to 1964 of both houses, respectively, of the Louisiana state legislature from Acadia Parish. Cleveland's political career ended in defeat in his bid for a third term in 1964 in the Louisiana State Senate at the hands of fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Edwin Edwards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10965603|title=Florence Nugent Dean|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
Dean's paternal aunt, Willie Mae Cleveland (1903-1973) of Crowley,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141306289/willie-mae-cleveland|title=Willie Mae Dean Cleveland|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=October 31, 2019}}</ref> was the first wife of William Jennings "Bill" Cleveland, Sr. (1902-1974), a member from 1944 to 1964 of both houses, respectively, of the Louisiana state legislature from Acadia Parish. Cleveland's political career ended in defeat in his bid for a third term in 1964 in the Louisiana State Senate at the hands of fellow [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Edwin Edwards]].
On his death at the age of ninety-five in Alexandria, Dean donated his body to medical science.<ref name=ddeath/> A memorial service was held at the Colfax [[United Methodist]] Church on September 10, 2011.
On his death at the age of ninety-five in Alexandria, Dean donated his body to medical science.<ref name=ddeath/> A memorial service was held at the Colfax [[United Methodist]] Church on September 10, 2011.