Dorothy "Dj" Jane Rouse

Dorothy Jane (Reinhart) Rouse age 86 of Pensacola died Wednesday August 11th, 2021, peacefully in her nursing home in Tampa Florida. Dorothy Jane was born in Covington Kentucky on August 15th, 1934, to Raymond and Lenora Reinhart. She graduated from Dixie Heights Highschool in 1952 and married her Husband, Gayle Robert Rouse, in 1958. Dorothy Jane and Gayle moved to Texas before settling down in Pensacola Florida in 1963. She spent the majority of her life in Pensacola before spending her final years with her family in Tampa Florida.

Dorothy Jane, affectionately known as DJ, loved traveling with Gayle during their courtship. One of her favorite trips was visiting Gayle in Germany where he was stationed during his time in the army. DJ was the muse for her loving Gayle’s photography that captured their adventures. After their travels, they moved where their shared passion for sports would take them, from Texas to Pensacola Florida where they started their family. DJ found an outlet for her determined spirit in sales. She started her career selling insurance at Pensacola Airport. She later went on to work in real estate with Better Homes & Gardens. DJ loved her parents and was inspired to get into real estate to follow in the footsteps of her father, valuing the connection they shared in that work. She even tried her hand at playing piano as a way to connect to her mother. Dorothy was active in her children’s school activities and showing dogs throughout the southeast, sharing her love of traveling with her family.

She is preceded in death by her son FHP Trooper Stephen G Rouse; her husband Gayle Robert Rouse; her parents Raymond and Lenora Reinhart; her brother Jack Reinhart and all her wonderful dogs.

She is survived by her daughter and her husband Jennifer and Roy Coulter of Tampa, Fl; three amazing grandchildren Blake, Brooke and Bryce Coulter; Sister-in-law Audrey Theissen of Ft. Lauderdale; Nephew Gator, Niece Leslie and husband Ron Oester; and her brother’s children Wanda, Tammy, Carolyn and Randy.

DJ also leaves behind her Cross Terrace Family, all of her friends, the Buffington family, the Peaden family, the Grund family, and the staff of the Wendy’s in Tampa who treated her like she was their own grandma.

A visitation for Dorothy will be held Saturday, September 4, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel, 3351 Scenic Highway 90e, Pensacola, FL 32503, followed by a funeral service from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.BayviewFisher-PouChapel.com for the Rouse family.