Dallas Daniel Dupre' V, 27, ended his hard-fought 2-year battle with T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia March 28, 2009. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Dallas lived the majority of his life in Plano, TX where he graduated from Plano East Senior High in 1999. An avid sports fan, Dallas played soccer for several competitive teams, most notably FC Lynx, & he played varsity soccer for PESH. As a freshman, he played lacrosse for Southwestern University in Georgetown.

While working for Safety-Kleen in Plano, Dallas was taking courses toward a business degree from the University of Phoenix.

Dallas is survived by his wife Melissa of Plano, his parents Karen & Steve Glatz of McKinney and Dallas & Bonnie Dupre' of Dallas, his two brothers Matthew & Nicholas of Addison, and his grandmother Margaret Ventresco of Boardman, Ohio.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:45pm April 4 at St. Mark's Church at 1201 Alma in Plano. Please consider contributing to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, registering with the National Bone Marrow Donor Program, or making a blood donation to honor Dallas' fighting spirit by helping others in their fight.