Frank S. Dalton

Frank S. Dalton, age 75, born November 26, 1929 died February 22, 2005. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia Lamm Dalton; daughter Ann Dalton McRae and husband Tock, son Steve and wife Julie, and five grandchildren, Lindy and Kathleen McRae; Taylor, Hunter and Lexi Dalton. He is also survived by a brother; Ted Dalton and wife Rosemary; sister-in-law Loretta Lyden and sister-in-law Vonnie Dalton. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sharon Marie Dalton, his parents, Harry and Kathryn Dalton and his brother Joe Dalton. He was the Trane Commercial Air Conditioning franchise holder for Southwest Texas from 1958 until his retirement in 1985. An avid golfer, boater and outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado and deep sea fishing at Port Aransas, Baja, California and Alaska. He had a private pilot's license and he flew his Cessna 210 to Alaska, the Bahamas and throughout the United States. When he retired, he gave up flying for riding motorcycles and he enjoyed riding throughout Texas and in the mountains of Colorado. In younger years he was a member of the Power Squadron boating organization, the Rotary Club, the Town Club and Oak Hills Country Club. He was a loving husband, a good friend and a devoted father who cherished his grandchildren.