Charlene Marinoni Dupin

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Charlene Marinoni Dupin

June 9, 1942 ~ January 1, 2018

PRICE — Charlene (Marinoni) Dupin, 75, passed away on January 1, 2018.

She was born June 9, 1942, in Bremerton, Wash. to Anna (Caserio) and John Marinoni. A life-long resident of Price, she graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1960 and Carbon College in 1962. She married Paul Dupin, August 8, 1964 at Notre Dame Catholic Church. She received her bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Utah State University in 1964 and earned a master’s degree in administration from Brigham Young University in 1984.

After graduating from USUS, she moved back to Price. She taught at East Carbon Jr. High School for a year and spent 37 years teaching physical education and math at Carbon High School. She was not only a teacher, but a friend to students. She had a listening ear when a student needed to talk and she always lent a shoulder to cry on.

Coach Dupin cared deeply for her athletes and her kind, no-nonsense coaching style was legendary. She was at the forefront in championing girls’ participation in athletics. She was the first at Carbon High School to coach girls’ basketball, volleyball, tennis, and coed swimming. She also served as the advisor to Drill Team, Cheerleaders, and Pep Club. Her highest honor in track came in 1980, when the CHS track team won the state championship, followed in 1981 by a second-place finish.

She was the athletic director at Carbon High and Region 8 for many years. She also served on the Utah High School Activities Association board. She received numerous awards throughout her career, including Carbon Teacher of the Year and the Price City Visionary Service Leader Award. She was inducted into the CEU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000 and into the Utah Inter-scholastic Athletic Administrators Association Hall of Fame in 2004. In 2008, she was named the Utah High School Super Fan with her husband for their devotion to and support of Utah’s youth.

Charlene volunteered in many school and community activities. She was a devout member of Notre Dame Catholic Church, SNPJ Lodge 113 Secretary, and the Italian Lodge. In retirement, she enjoyed serving others at the parish’s funeral dinners.

She is survived by her daughters, Paula (Paul) Dupin-Zahn and Pamela (Shane) Dupin-Bryant; grandchildren Patrick Paul Zahn, Samantha Dupin Bryant, Phillip Charles Zahn, and Zane Dupin Bryant; a sister, Judy Cobb; and many friends and past students.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, and her parents, Anna and John Marinoni.

A funeral Mass was celebrated January 5, 2018, at Notre Dame Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Dupin Memorial Fund at EUCCU. Arrangements were entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home of Price, where friends may share memories online at www.mitchellfuneralhome.net.