Friday, December 16, 2022

Richard (Buddha) Gotes Mellano

Richard (Buddha) Gotes Mellano, age 54, passed away at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando, FL on December 12, 2022 at 6:55 PM. He was born on May 6, 1968 to Lenita Deal in the Philippines.

He was a loving father, son, and brother. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and playing paintball with his friends. He was a character who enjoyed making people laugh. He enjoyed dressing up in silly outfits at work to make his coworker’s day. He attended ITT where he graduated with an engineering degree. He soon started work at Unique Engineering where he was the head engineer. He was a good man who was taken too soon from his family.

Richard is survived by his mother Lenita Deal; 1 brother: Rizalde (Steve) Mellano (wife Shannon); and his daughter Shyanne Mellano (fiance Wyatt). He is also survived by his niece and nephews: Miles (Ruth Anne), Mason (Shelby), Mitchell (Cheyenne), and Mamie (Bryce) and his great nieces and great nephews (Oliver, Felicity, Henry, Audrey). He is preceded in death by his father (Robert E Deal) and brother (Robert Deal Jr). 

Services will be provided by Dobbs Funeral Home on Saturday December 17th, 2022 12pm - 2pm. Viewing is for the family scheduled for 12 pm - 1 pm and will be open to the public at 1 pm to 2 pm; Memorial services will immediately follow. The address for the service is 430 North Kirkman Road, Orlando FL 32811. The service will also be on Facebook live at 1:45 PM. 



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My sincere sympathy to Lennie, Steven and your entire family. Hugs, Cathy

Anonymous said...

My heart is broken for you family. Richard was a great guy and deserved so much more than this. I ask God for peace within your hearts and yoy deal with this senseless loss. God bless you.