Dr. Robert P. Dalton Jr. of Maitland, FL passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. He was on his way to one of his greatest pleasures – working with his patients. He was born in Camden, New Jersey on November 16, 1962 to Robert Paul Dalton Sr. and Nancy Catharine Dalton. He is survived by his wife Stacy Tilton Dalton and their two sons, Robert ("Trey") and Tyler Dalton, his parents, his sisters Susan Carney and Colleen Sarp, and his brother-in-law Dennis Sarp. He is also survived by his mother-in-law Patricia Andrews and his brother-in-law Michael Tilton. He attended the University of Florida before completing his undergraduate degree at the University of South Florida. He earned his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, and followed his MD with an internal medicine residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He completed a cardiology fellowship at Tampa General Hospital, and an interventional cardiology fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center. He then moved to Orlando in 1999, where he began working in private practice with the Orlando Heart Center, and ultimately joined Orlando Health Heart Institute Cardiology Group. He dedicated his life to serving others, no matter if they were a patient, friend, colleague, or stranger. One of his largest loves of cardiology was his patient contact, and the opportunity to check in on his patients over many years. Cardiology enabled him to improve a patient's quality of life immediately, something he valued every single day. Not only was he able to do this through his interventional procedures, but also simply by coaching and mentoring his patients. He met his wife of 33 years, Stacy, while attending the University of Florida in 1981 and they were married in 1985. His family meant a lot to him; he cherished his wife and sons dearly and spent with them as much time as he was able. He enjoyed spending time outdoors: snorkeling alongside his relatives and friends in the Keys, working in his rose garden, and pursuing his love of boating and biking. He truly sought to nurture those around him, whether it be through a joke or a shared moment. His caring, jovial, and deep personality is felt and dearly missed by all who knew him.

A Visitation will be held from 6 pm – 9 pm on Friday, December 21, 2018 at DeGusipe Funeral Home & Crematory, 9001 Orlando Ave, Maitland FL 32751. A Celebration of Life will be at 10 am on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park, 125 N Interlachen Ave, Winter Park FL 32789. A short reception will follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, the Dalton family kindly asks for donations to be gifted to any of the following organizations: the American Heart Association at the AHA website, https://www.heart.org , the Voice Health Institute, https://joe-digregorio-63pe.squarespace.com , or Orlando Health Foundation, https://www.orlandohealthfoundation.com .