Ronnie Paul Dotson passed away Friday, October 21, 2016, at home in Sanford, FL.
Born in Frankford, WV, on June 20, 1941, he was the son of Howard and Vosca Dotson.
A graduate of Lewisburg High School, Ronnie joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1959. He graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1966. Shortly after graduation, he began working for IBM, a career he enjoyed for 30 years, both in West Virginia and later in Florida. In 1992, he joined Costa Del Mar from which retired in 1997.
Ronnie leaves behind his wife of 49 years, Marilyn; children, Eric (Karen) of Sanford and Jodi Dittell (Scott) of Winter Garden, FL; five grandsons, Eric Dotson Jr. of Chicago, IL, Alex and Colin Dotson of Sanford, and Devin and Dylan Dittell of Winter Garden; a sister, Dorothy Napier of Lewisburg, WV; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at 11 AM at All Souls Historic Chapel, 800 South Oak Avenue, Sanford, FL 32773. Final interment will be at National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ronnie’s name to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, c/o The Orlando Health Foundation, 3160 Southgate Commons Blvd., Suite 50, Orlando, FL 32806.
DeGuisipe Funeral Home & Crematory in Sanford is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the October 27, 2016, edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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