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T HE R ECORD
OBITUARIES
GULLA—John Leonard Gul-
la, 89, of Florence, passed away
peacefully surrounded by family
on April 27, 2018.
John was born Dec. 19, 1928,
in Philadelphia, Pa., and was one
of five kids
growing up
in Little Italy.
After high
school, John
enlisted in
the
army
and found
himself de-
ployed
to
John Gulla
G e r m a n y,
where
he
was destined to meet the love of
his life, Phyllis.
They married in Germany and
he returned home to Philly with
his sweetheart. John eventually
took a job transfer and brought
his family of four to Seattle in
1966. He created a good life for
them all and, after retirement,
came to Florence where he was
an active church volunteer at St.
Mary’s — fish frys and holiday
bazaars were great fun for him!
He also did volunteer work
with the veterans of Florence. He
and Phyllis took fantastic coun-
try-wide road trips and had a
happy retirement together.
John had a big heart and loved
his family and friends with gusto.
He was a skilled artist and crafts-
man, loved to visit with neigh-
bors, and spent oodles of time
gardening alongside “Phil.”
John is survived by his wife of
65 years, Phyllis Gulla. John also
leaves behind his son John and
daughter Barbara, both of Seat-
tle, Wash., and his son Stephen
and wife Karen, of Corvalis,
Mont.
There will be a funeral service
for John on Saturday, May 26,
beginning at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church.
Please stop by and say hello to
the family and share your favor-
ite story about John.
John will be missed by all who
knew him.
Rest in peace, John.
SCOTT—Stanley Charles
Scott passed away April 27, just
three days past his 82nd birthday.
He was born to Charlie and
Harriet Scott on April 24, 1936,
in San Diego, Calif.
Scotty was a Navy brat, and a
very active
child, but
also
very
focused and
determined.
At age 12,
he won the
San Diego
City Gold-
en Gloves Stanley Scott
(boxing)
Champion-
ship and during the two years
he spent at the U.S. Naval base in
Florida, he spent every weekend
in the Dilby Dunker. He became
so good at the drills, in fact, that
at the age of 14 he placed third in
a class of 150 Navy recruits and
received an honorary graduation
certificate at their ceremony.
Returning to his hometown
for high school, he took a job
driving tractors for truck farms
in the valley after school his
sophomore year. Seeing where
there was room for improve-
ment, he put together a stabi-
lizing/leveler bar on the back of
the tractors to keep the machines
from digging too deep in the
corners and it was incorporated
on A. Chalmers equipment for
many years after that.
He was also a pitcher for the
high school baseball team and
awarded a college scholarship,
but turned it down in favor of
working on motorcycles and
cars, thus beginning his lifelong
love affair with anything that had
an engine and went "vroom," as
he once said.
At 18, he was hired by the Lem-
on Grove Police Department to
overhaul its police cruisers and
give them more power because
all the hot rod street racers would
get away every time. He did the
job well; their cars became more
powerful and faster, but he ne-
glected to mention to them that
he was also working on those hot
rod street cars at night — so they
never did catch many.
Needless to say, that job didn’t
last long.
A stint in the Merchant Ma-
rines off the west coast followed,
then he came to Oregon in 1954.
Several years later, he and his wife
took their first three children and
returned to San Diego, where he
took a job for a lumber compa-
ny. Soon after, a horrific accident
took his left eye and part of his
face. During his extensive plastic
surgeries and recuperation, he
worked as an engineer for the
Sand Vipers, building and mod-
ifying motorcycles for endurance
and flat racing in the deserts.
Scotty developed an oil cool-
ing and filtration system that is
still an industry standard to this
day.
After a full recovery, he
brought his family back to Ore-
gon and continued to build his
engines and put them to the test
on the local track in Hauser. He
was three laps into one test run
and discovered he had too much
power. He lost control on a cor-
ner, rolled twice and broke his
back.
He didn’t let that slow him
down, though.
He continued to build and
race cars and bikes for many
years after that, ending with over
380 trophies that he kept in card-
board boxes in his tire bus and
gave away to every child that
took a liking to one.
As president of the local sand
buggy club at the same time the
National Dunes Park bound-
aries were being set up, Scotty
organized the group to success-
fully lobby for many of the ac-
cess points off of Highway 101
between Coos Bay and Florence
that the public still uses today.
He also became the reluctant
star of a commercial promoting
dune recreation when his home
built buggy scratched its way past
professional buggies to become
the only one able to climb an ex-
tremely steep dune the day they
were filming. He and Lyle Knox
built over 300 sand rails while he
lived in Hauser, and he contin-
ued racing anything with wheels
well into the 1970s; he was still
helping young racers build stock
cars up through the early 90s.
His last Sprint car was so in-
novative and aerodynamic that
it was placed in a museum in
Washington State and is still a
popular exhibit today.
He purchased his first log truck
in his early 20s and began his
career as a Gypo trucker, work-
ing with countless companies
and fellow Gypos over the next
several decades. His love of tin-
kering and ingenuity under the
hood as well as his love of speed
would show in his beloved red
and white Kenworth. He loved
to let cars and pickups going up
steep hills pull even beside him
as he started up with a full load of
logs — then he’d laugh and pull
the air horn as he dropped a gear
and left them behind.
When the logging industry
died out, he paid to have his
Kenworth refitted as a dump
truck and kept on trucking for
many more years, hauling sand,
dirt, gravel and whatever else was
needed for the people around
this area. He kept a thriving
business built on word of mouth
right up until he hung up his keys
and sold his last truck at the age
of 79.
Scotty never met a stranger,
was always willing to lend a help-
ing hand, had a gift when it came
to teaching others and loved to
share his stories and knowledge.
His youngest daughter will tell
you it wasn’t always easy being a
teenager in a town where every-
one knew you as “Scotty’s daugh-
ter”, but she will also be the first
to credit him on teaching her so
many skills and life lessons that
she’s so thankful to have.
Scotty was preceded in death
by his parents, his first wife
(Babe), his oldest son (Darrell)
and a granddaughter (Aspyn).
He is survived by brothers Gary
and Jerry; daughters Liana and
Lori in Texas; son Denton in
Arizona; daughter Kaye here in
Florence; as well as two children
he raised from early childhood
to adult, Linda and Terry Haas;
grandchildren Lucinda, Lucre-
tia, Darrell Jr., Analee, Jenny
and Adrian; great-grandchildren
Moira, Aaron, Jaxson, Whitney
and Jack; along with 17 nieces
and nephews.
A remembrance for Scotty will
be held June 2, beginning at 11
a.m. at East Woahink picnic area.
His children will visit via
Skype.
Rest easy, Roadrunner, and
know you will be greatly missed.
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POLICE
May 8
Hit-and-run accident was re-
ported in the 700 block of High-
way 101.
Theft was reported in the
1000 block of Tamarack Street.
Harassment was reported at
Siuslaw High School.
Arrest, with warrant, was re-
ported in the 1500 block of West
12th Street.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported in the 3000 block of
Highway 101.
Trespass was reported at
Ninth and Maple Streets.
May 9
Driving while suspended was
reported on Heceta Beach Road.
Animal Abuse was report-
ed in the 1400 block of Spruce
Street.
Trespass was reported in the
84000 block of Branch Road.
Driving while suspended
was reported at 22nd and Oak
Streets.
Theft was reported in the
1700 block of 12th Street.
Dispute was reported in the
1700 block of 12th Street.
Driving while suspended was
reported on Munsel Lake Road.
May 10
Arrest, with warrant was
reported in the 900 block of
Greenwood Street.
Accident, with unknown in-
jury, was reported in the 5900
block of East Glenada Road.
May 11
Theft was reported in the
1200 block of 35th Street.
Alarm was reported in the
9000 block of North Fork Road.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported in the 4700 block of
Highway 101.
Arrest, with warrant, was re-
ported at Spruce and 23rd Street.
Arrest, with warrant, was re-
ported at 15th and Pine Street.
Arrest, with warrant, was re-
ported in the 1500 block of Sec-
ond Street.
Yet in Oregon in 2016, crash
data shows lack of a safety belt or
a child restraint system was a fac-
tor in 26 percent of the 343 motor
vehicle occupant deaths.
Extra law enforcement, funded
by a grant from ODOT’s Trans-
portation Safety Division, will be
on the lookout to assure motorists
and their passengers are traveling
as safely as possible through June.
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Alarm was reported in the
1300 block of Bay Street.
Arrest was reported at 35th
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helped make the 2018 plant sale and marketplace a huge success!
Abby’s Pizza
Bj’s Ice Cream Parlor
Beyond The Salon – Quinn Gates
Bone’s Nursery
Bonjour
Chen’s Family Dish
Cheveux Salon
City Lights Cinemas
Coastal Fitness
Deborah Cordone
Florence In Bloom
Frames Of Florence
Full Spectrum Computers
Home Grown Public House
Kitchen Klutter
Kimo’s Dips
Krab Kettle
Laurel Bay Gardens
Lane County Master Gardeners
Le Bouchon Provisions
Lovejoy’s
Maple Street Grille
Periwinkle & Winkles
Polished Boutique & Salon
Pro Lumber
River Roasters
Rosa’s Mexican Restaurant
Sandmaster Park
Sandland Adventures
Sea Lion Caves
Stitch & Sole
Traveler’s Cove
Word of Mouth
U R Worth It Salon
Waterfront Depot
Waterlily Studio
Winter Green Farms
Serenity Cove
Three Rivers Casino
Evelyn & Owen Marsh
Th anks to community members for purchasing raffl e tickets, plants and goods.
Your enthusiasm for gardening generates beauty for Florence and scholarships
for local students seeking higher education.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
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May 12
Fraud was reported in the
16000 block of Rhododendron
Drive.
Accident, without injury, was
reported at 21st Street and High-
way 101.
Dispute was reported in the
'Click it or Ticket' campaign underway through June
Law enforcement across Ore-
gon will be reminding motorists
and their passengers about Ore-
gon laws during a campaign that
focuses on using the right safety
child safety restraints.
Studies show using the proper
restraint can reduce the risk of
major injury or death by 65 per-
cent.
1500 block of Highway 101.
Accident, without injury,
was reported on Goose Pasture
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