SORRENTO, Fla. — Richard (“Dick”) Paul Dapore, born Sept. 18, 1940, in Dayton, Ohio, passed away on March 2, 2017, after a battle with heart disease.

He was raised in Versailles, Ohio, where soon after graduating high school, he found the love of his life, Margie. Dick and Margie soon married in the nearby town (since the local church was under construction) of Osgood, Ohio, on June 30, 1962. They were happily married for 54 years.

He has a younger brother, Edward and Cynthia Dapore, in Kettering, Ohio, an older sister, Marilyn and Roy Howard, in Carlsbad, California. Dick and Margie have four children: Chris and Debbi Dapore, Lake Mary, Florida; Diane and Joe Rosser, Sanford, Florida; David and Michelle Dapore, Deltona, Florid; Jason Dapore and Kari, Sanford, Florid. They have five grandchildren: Jacob, Justin, Emma, Reid, and Holden. They also have four stepgrandchildren: Jason, Kristen, Brittany, and Austin. Lastly, they have six great-grandchildren.

A loving husband, father, and grandfather, we will remember you always. Although you are gone from this earth, you will continue to live on in spirit. Your smile, your kind and humble soul, will remain with us for eternity.

Services are being handled by Baldwin-Fairchild Oaklawn Chapel in Sanford, Florida.