Prince L Dorough

Born May 19, 1939 in Birmingham, AL to Fred and Gladys (Pearson) Dorough, he married Angelia Fowler on October 21, 2001. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Kristopher (Stacy) Dorough of Wilmington, NC and Andrew (Tara) Dorough of Tucson, AZ; two daughters, Leigh (Allen) Pridgen of Wilmington, NC and Jessica Dorough of Pekin; two grandchildren, Aurora and Garion and one brother, Allen (Pam) Bourgeois of Oak Park.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A graduate of the University of Montevallo, AL in 1975 with his Bachelor of Music Education Degree, Prince earned his Master of Music Education from there in 1979. In 1986 he received his Doctorate in Music Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Prince was music educator, teaching for 35 years. He retired as Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at Illinois Central College in 2009 with 13 years of service. He previously taught as a music educator and director of choral activities at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, MS and Wallace State Community College in Selma, AL. His first teaching position was with Southview Junior High School in Danville, IL in August of 1975. He also had taught at Shades Valley high School in Birmingham, AL and Palmetto High School in Palmetto, GA. He will be fondly remembered as a very passionate music educator who did all things with passion and great abandon.

Prince was generous to a fault and he never missed an opportunity to tell the people in his life how much he loved them.

His memorial service will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Peoria First Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Mark McCall will officiate. There will be no visitation. Cremation has been accorded by Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory in Pekin.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Illinois Central College Educational Foundation for a scholarship to be established in his honor, 1 College Drive, East Peoria, IL 61635.

To express condolences online, visit www.preston-hanley.com