Eddie John Dees, Sr. (’54), Santa Anna. He was a gifted pianist and arranger and led his band, The Eddie Dees Combo, in the 1960s and 1970s. He later earned his master’s degree in special education and his doctorate in pastoral counseling and worked as a school counselor in Texas for many years. A master of all trades, Eddie also started a home/business security company and renovated several of his homes. His wife Jatis P. Dees (’53), also a pianist and educator, preceded him in death in 2018. All three of their children — Layle, Eddie Jr. and Lynne (’75, ’80 M.F.A.) — attended UNT.
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Eddie John Dees, Sr. (’54), Santa Anna. He was a gifted pianist and arranger and led his band, The Eddie Dees Combo, in the 1960s and 1970s. He later earned his master’s degree in special education and his doctorate in pastoral counseling and worked as a school counselor in Texas for many years. A master of all trades, Eddie also started a home/business security company and renovated several of his homes. His wife Jatis P. Dees (’53), also a pianist and educator, preceded him in death in 2018. All three of their children — Layle, Eddie Jr. and Lynne (’75, ’80 M.F.A.) — attended UNT.
