Stanley - It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, Dalton Paul Daugherty on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. A celebration of Dalton’s life will be held at a date to be announced.
Dalton was the first born of triplets on June 20, 1994, to Woody and Gretchen (Runestad) Daugherty. His sisters Sage Louise and Cheyenne Jesse will forever remain triplets. Dalton was born prematurely and developed cerebral palsy. He was non-verbal but could light up a room with his smile and was also the best secret keeper. Our family was blessed with many vacations traveling in “Harry,” our RV across the country. Dalton loved taking long walks along Seneca Lake and visiting his dad at his store, the Gorham Market.
He loved music of all kinds and his favorite movie was The Sound of Music! We took him along with his beloved Grammie to see the 60th anniversary showing, and he was happily engaged the entire three hours. He loved NASCAR and loud motorcycles. He was given a Dream from the Dream Factory of Rochester, and Dalton chose a trip to Disney. They came to our house to speak with him and saw an Elmo. She told Dalton about Sesame Street Place in PA. She said he could go there and no response… she said OR you could go to Disney, and he squealed and almost jumped off the couch! We stayed at Give Kids The World. This was an amazing opportunity for Dalton to be a kid with his family.
Dalton is survived by his parents, Woody and Gretchen Daugherty; sisters, Sage Louise and Cheyenne Jesse; maternal grandmother, Martha Issing; his uncle, Todd Runestad; and his beloved dogs, Abby, Bogey, Paris, Edgar, Indigo, and Cookie, and his three-legged cat, Tripod. Dalton was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Leslie Runestad, and paternal grandmother, Mabel Parks.
We are grateful to Tresea, his nurse of 30 years, and Peggy, his aide of over 10 years. They made his life joyful, and we are forever grateful. Us Five against the world, forever and always…
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Dalton’s name can be made to Arc Ontario, ATTN: Friends of the Arc Ontario Foundation, 3071 County Complex Dr., Canandaigua, NY 14424; or to Cobblestone Arts Center, 1622 St. Rt. 332, Farmington, NY 14425; or to Dream Factory of Rochester, P.O. Box 308, East Rochester, NY 14445; or to Give Kids the World, 210 S. Bass Rd., Kissimmee, FL 34746.
Please visit www.perkinsamesfuneralhome.com to send a message of condolence to Dalton’s family.