Hilton T. Lane was born in Belle Glade, FL, on February 1, 1962. His family moved to Fort Lauderdale, FL, in 1966, where he attended school and subsequently graduated from Plantation High School in 1980. Hilton enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany as an Engineer Specialist. He served in the Army for four years. Hilton succumbed to his battle with lung cancer and passed away Saturday morning, October 31, 2020, with his mother by his side. He was preceded in death by his brother, James C. Plair. He leaves to mourn: his mother: Flora Foulkes Gelsey; two sisters: Iris Lane-Eubanks of Lauderdale Lakes, FL, and Alesa Lane of Coral Springs, FL; one brother: Reginald M. Lane, Sr. (Libby) of Lauderhill, FL; two stepsisters: Thelma Franklin (James) of Boynton Beach, FL, and Gwendolyn Wiggins (Bobby) of Pompano Beach, FL; two stepbrothers: Edward Gelsey, Jr., and Tony Gelsey, both of Fort Lauderdale, FL; two nieces: Aisha McNair (Reginald) of Coral Springs, FL, and Tamara Lane of Fort Lauderdale, FL; four nephews: Christopher Jade Demetrius Plair and Julius Jarreau Plair of Raleigh, NC, Reginald M. Lane, Jr., of Orlando, FL, and Ryan McNair of Coral Springs, FL; one aunt: Rozena Dawson of Staten Island, NY; and a host of relatives in South Florida, Nassau, Bahamas and New York.