Norma "Jo" Dakos' Obituary
Norma “Jo” DakosBorn June 21, 1932 the daughter of Charles Houston Earehart and Juanita Andrews Earehart. An accomplished ballet dancer, instructor, and majorette, she was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, West Virginia, and attended the University of Virginia School of Nursing. She was a member of the Women’s Community Club, the Edison Garden Club, and the Lee Memorial Medical Society Women’s Auxiliary. Jo served on the Mayor’s Beautification Council helping to find many ways to preserve the natural beauty of Fort Myers. She will be remembered as one of the first women to train football players in ballet for agility, working with Coach Sam Sirianni’s early teams at Fort Myers High School. Jo decorated the “Memory Garden” of the Thomas Edison’s Winter Estate during Holiday House for many years. She enjoyed supporting youth sports through her children and grandchildren. Jo was a member of McGregor Baptist Church. Jo is survived by her children Dixie Dakos of Estero, Nick (Dee) Dakos of Fort Myers, Rex (Rose) Dakos of Sanibel, grandchildren Bill, Nick, Savannah, and Sydney Dakos, and Justin and Daniel Mangold. Her surviving siblings are Virginia Lee Spencer, Betty Daniel, Howard Earehart, Juanita Hines and Andy Earehart. Jo is preceded in death by her brothers Dillard Gene Earehart, Billy Earehart, Charlie Earehart, and sister Lyda Tingler. Visitation is on Friday May 8, 2009 from 3:30-4:00 pm and a service to follow at 4 pm at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home & Cemetery, 1589 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers, Florida 33907, 239-936-0555.
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