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David B. Hayt, age 87, of Lake Mary, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, at Florida Hospital Altamonte Springs. A son of the late Emanuel and Lillian Greenwald Hayt, David was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 14, 1931. David was a captain in the United States Air Force and graduated from Cornell University and the Cornell University Medical School. He was a radiologist. He and his late wife, Maxine, who passed away in December 2017, relocated to the Orlando area in 2013 from New York.

He is survived by his sons, Dr. Michael (Nancy) Hayt of Lake Mary and Paul (Jacque) Hayt of Port Washington, N.Y .; and his daughter, Elizabeth (Robert) Atkins of New York. He is also survived by his brother, John (Emily) Hayt of Tucson; and his grandchildren—Hunter, Juliette, Ben, Brian and Jessica.

A funeral service was held at Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel with Rabbi David Kay officiating. Interment, with full military honors, was held at Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York.

In memory of David B. Hayt, the family requests contributions to Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc., PO Box 97166, Washington, D.C., 20090-7166 or http://www.ppfa.org.

Arrangements entrusted to Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL 32810. 407-599-1180.