Dean Williams
Leads Band
At The Soreno
Dean
Williams, form pianist of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and Bahama Shires
Hotel, led the orchestra when the Soreno Hotel opened its newly remodeled
Terrace Dining Room and Lounge last Evening. He has been signed up for
the season, to play for dancing and entertainment.
Williams, a native Chicagoan, came here in January of this
year, after having played in leading Chicago night spots since 1946. Trained
in infancy by his mother he has been a professional singer and dancer from
the age of four. He started his musical career with the 508th
Parachute Infantry band, finished his training as a pianist after he got out
of the service.
Last year he came here to visit his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Stan
Price, liked the town so well that he stayed. |
 DEAN WILLIAMS
ST PETERSBURG BEACH (Special) --- Dean Williams,
42, of 8909 Gulf Blvd., died Saturday in a St. Petersburg hospital.
A native of Chicago Ill., he came here
18 years ago from there. He was director of music at the Princess Martha
Hotel and for more than 12 years was director of music at the Bath
Club, Redington Beach. A member
of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, St. Petersburg Beach, he was a member
of Knights of Columbus and Holy Name Society. He was a graduate of Chicago
Musical College and Loyola Academy. He was a veteran of World War II. He was director of
Congregational singing at St. John's; music master of the Queen of Hearts
ball since inception; was organist for St. Petersburg Symphony Guild;
organist for St Anthony's Guild and was active in the March of Dimes
program. He was a member of Chicago Federation of Musicians and
Greater St. Petersburg Musicians Association.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Sylvia M. Price and a sister, Mrs.. Jane
Nelson, of St Petersburg Beach.
[The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Wednesday, February 9, 1966, Page 2] |
