Dean attended Robert E. Lee High School and Florida Junior College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. Dean was an artist, a musician, and a dedicated fisherman. The produce business he had on San Jose Blvd. is remembered by many. Dean is survived by his mother, Velma Wood, his father and step-mother, Forbes Dean Grace Sr. and Anne Grace, sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Bill Hart, Mona and Bland Cologne, step-sister Amy Dyson, step-brother Banks Simpson, many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and devoted aunts and uncles. Per his request, services will be private.