Richard 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).