Don C. Steele, 81, of Indialantic, passed away at home Wednesday, April 27, 2011. He was born July 12, 1929 at Goshen, Utah to Claude and Ruby Steele. He was the oldest of five children.

Don Graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Math and Social Studies and a Masters in Modern Dance.

He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. Don taught school in Utah, and at the University of Washington at St. Louis and Modern dance at Melbourne High School.
He is survived by his sister, Lael (Thomas) Larsen; brothers, Owen (Peggy) and Mark (Doris) Steele and a best friend, Dewey (Dick) Hill.

He was preceded in death by a brother Wesly, his wife Margene Steele survives.
Memorial services will be 11:00 am Monday, May 2, 2011 at Fountainhead Funeral Home, Palm Bay. Burial of the ashes will be later in Goshen Utah.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

One of the few teachers that made me feel that I could actually dance...and he didn't stand for any stupid pecking order in his class! A great man that will be missed by thousands!

Bless you and shall you forever dance~
Tammi Foley

I remember dance class fondly, 10th grade with Mr. Steele. He was strong and generous to our personalities! I was part of a fun class with a great teacher. He will be missed. In his final years, I'm glad to say I helped him with his eyeglasses at Brevard Vision Care, where he was a patient.

A very regal and kind man. Best Wishes to the family and friends he leaves behind.
Joni (Joan) Schoonmaker, Melbourne High School, Class of 1978

Don Steele provided a beacon of hope for many of us at Mel-Hi in the 1970s. He was a cornerstone of our opportunities for excellence in the humanites at Mel-Hi. He gave many of my classmates the opportunity to excel in dance.
But for me personally, he was a role model on how to become a dignified well-respected member of my community while privately living as LGBTQ. He did so in an era that was much more socially conservative. For many of us, he broke the negative stereotypes that we all had, just by quietly going about his daily business teaching dance at Mel-Hi.

Dawn Dinda Richardson '79  Rye, NH