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Newspaper Page TextA2 • Friday, January 1, 2021 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com Lyons: ‘The legend of Stubby will continue’ Continued from Page A1 Seaside,” City Councilor Dana Phillips said. “His relationship with his stu- dents as a teacher, coach and drivers ed instructor was one of being like a big dad who loved each and every one of them showing no favoritism.” Lyons led the Gulls state championship football team in 1994, the ﬁ rst champion- ship team in Seaside since 1959. Wally Hamer, a fellow coach, called Lyons a “dif- ference maker” in the lives of student athletes. “He was a great teacher, coach, friend, father, city councilman, a true leader in every sense,” Hamer said . “He could rally kids way beyond what you could expect of them,” said Jim Auld, also a former Gulls coach and friend of Lyons. “He could do that not just on the arena of athletics. He did it in the classroom, he did it in the hallways and in the community. He had that unique ability to bring the best out of kids.” Part Sioux, Raphael Lyons Jr. was born Sept. 4, 1934, and raised on a reser- vation in North Dakota, one of 10 children of Anne and Ray Lyons. The obvious ques- tion: Why the nickname “Stubby”? “I was born at home, and after about three or four days they thought they should get me to the reservation hospi- tal to get me checked out,” Lyons recalled in an inter- view last year. “My dad said, ‘Give me a suitcase and a couple of ﬂ uffy blan- Jeﬀ Ter Har Members and coaches of the state championship-winning 1994 Gulls football team, reunited at the Times Theatre. From left, John Chapman, Bruce Buzzell, Wally Hamer, Jim Auld, Adam Israel, Darien Neilson, Stubby Lyons, Randy Hunt, Scott White, Casey Jackson and Jason Wheatley. kets in there.’ I was stubby enough to ﬁ t in it. And that’s what he called me.” Lyons was a ﬁ ve-sport athlete at Coeur d’Alene High School in Idaho and entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1953, serving for eight years, including time spent in the Korean War. As a 20-year-old Marine, Lyons spent 14 months in Korea as a military ofﬁ cer in the demilitarized zone. He attended Whitworth College and Northern Idaho State College. After eight years in the service, he returned home and pursued his education on the GI Bill, earning his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Wash- ington State College and his master’s at Paciﬁ c Univer- sity in Forest Grove. His teaching and coach- ing career began at 35, ﬁ rst in Nevada, then Washington state. But the Oregon Coast was his dream destination. “I always wanted to live near the ocean,” he said. When a position became available in the Seaside School District, Lyons put his application in. “The principal said, ‘Can you be up here tomorrow for an interview?’ I said, ‘Yes, I guess I can.’ I jumped in the car and the principal said, ‘Would you take this job if we offered it to you?’ I said yes. He called the next day, Saturday, and said, ‘You start Monday.’” Arriving in Seaside in 1980, he served as an assis- tant for Auld before tak- ing the head football coach role. The 1994 Gulls champi- onship team was inspired by Lyons’ enthusiasm on and off the ﬁ eld. “I knew we were going to have a pretty good foot- ball team that year,” he said. “So I thought I’d get a personal license plate: ‘FIRE UP.’ Those are the same license plates I’ve got on my truck right now.” More than 3,000 Gulls fans traveled to Autzen Sta- dium at the University of Oregon in Eugene to watch the Gulls win the champi- onship 27-14 over Brook- ings-Harbor, overcoming a 14-10 halftime deﬁ cit. “One thing that stood out was during the 1994 state championship run how our whole coaching staff came together and really bonded,” Hamer said. “I feel that was directly inﬂ uenced by the environment that Stubby brought to the table.” After the game, the Sea- side Signal reported that Lyons went to his knees. “I made a promise I was going to say a little prayer along the sidelines right after the game if we won, and I did,” Lyons told the newspaper . Lyons taught nearly every subject at Seaside High School, including English, U.S. history, per- sonal ﬁ nance, a law class — 16 different classes over a 45-year career. He coached from 1980 to 1998 and returned brieﬂ y as the Gulls coach in 2010. He left teaching in 1999. Lyons married his sec- ond wife, Sharee Opitz, a former teacher at Seaside High School , in 1998 after being introduced by sopho- more students interested in playing matchmaker. Lyons was a member of a number of associations and committees including the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association and the Sea- side American Legion. He is a life member of the Sea- side Elks, Veterans of For- eign Wars and the Northern Oregon Coast Marine Corps League. Along with his wife, Lyons is survived by his sister, Joni Lewis; son, Lance Lyons, and his wife, Karen; daughter, Lacy Pan- nebaker, and her husband, Luke, and their children, Lola and Layla. He is also survived by Vanessa Under- hill, Lyons’ ex-wife and mother of Lance Lyons and Pannebaker. A service will be held later , Lance Lyons said. In his later years, Lyons stayed close to home, enjoying his property in the Southeast Hills. He reg- ularly met up with team alumni to share memories at Dundee’s. “What a tremendous loss to our community,” Phil- lips said . “But the legend of Stubby will continue. Stubby, you will be missed but never forgotten.” BUSINESS Directory ELECTRICAL • New Construction • Remodels • Panel Changes & Upgrades • Add Circuits or Lighting CCB #198257 CALL US for your next electrical project! • Generators • Repairs 503-739-7145 712 S. 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He baked, while Chris beautifully decorated cakes and made deliveries in her yellow J eep, with “Dolly’s Donuts” written on the back. Lastly, Chris found her niche at White Rail Acres, or “the barn,” as most came to call it, caring for her six horses and 14 oth- ers boarded there. Chris was superwoman, muck- ing stalls, cleaning and trim- ming feet, feeding, brush- ing and loving her horses, chickens, ducks, turkeys, dogs and cats. Also, as if all that wasn’t enough, Chris decided to take on another adventure, and managed to do it beauti- fully, making it look simple as she did: the fodder sys- tem, a hydroponic feed sys- tem to improve the lives of her horses even more. Chris had a heart full Christine Hurner of love. If she knew you, or had just met you, Chris loved with all she had. Chris had a compassion, gener- osity and kindness that was unbelievable. Sadly, though, after beat- ing breast cancer in 2010, Chris was diagnosed Nov. 30, 2020, with lung can- cer. And, she tragically suc- cumbed on Dec. 18, 2020, surrounded by her husband, Tom, her children and her un-ofﬁ cially adopted girls. Chris is survived by her husband; her son, Mar- tin (Katie); her daughter, Angela; her daughter, Jes- sica (Andrew); her daugh- ter, Amanda (Jordan); her grandchildren, Tateum, Kaydence, Breezy, Koko, Ezekiel and Kasey; her brother, Rick; and nieces and nephews, in-laws and friends who meant the world to her. Chris was the epitome of love; she loved with her whole heart, and was loved by so many who will never forget her. She would tell us all, “don’t cry, just have a party!” • La urelwood Compos t • Soil A mend ments • Pla nting Ma cMix • Mulch 503-717-1454 3 4 1 5 4 HIGHW AY 2 6 SE ASIDE , O R Laurelwood Farm ELECTRICAL • Repairs • Generator installation & servicing • New construction • Remodels Serving Clatsop & Tillamook Counties 503.738.8391 CCB#3226 PUBLIC SAFETY LOG SEASIDE POLICE DEPT. PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Dec. 19 8:50 p.m., 400 block S. Roo- sevelt: Property crimes are reported. Dec. 20 7:31 a.m., 400 block S. Roo- sevelt: A subject is criminally trespassed. 7:43 a.m., 700 block Third Ave- nue: A case is made for criminal mischief. 9:16 a.m., Beach near Moe’s: A man is reported kicking his dog. Oﬃ cers contact man and advise him of the complaint. The dog appears ﬁ ne. 11:40 a.m., Outlet Mall: Caller reports a driver in the lot swerv- ing towards him and his kids. 11:46 a.m., Seventh Avenue: Caller reports subject lying in sand under a tarp. Police check on the person who says they are ﬁ ne and do not need assistance. 2:30 a.m., Ocean Way re- strooms: Transients are report- ed ﬁ ghting. 8:10 p.m., 900 block 24th Av- enue: Caller reports couple sit- ting on the porch of the closed pet clinic. Police speak to the couple who said they were just in a verbal disagreement. Dec. 21 1:40 a.m., Avenue G: Transients reported going through gar- bage and causing a disturbance at the entrance to a lodging are trespassed from the premises. 1:58 a.m., Seaside Civic and Convention Center: Transients hanging out near the conven- tion center are advised to move on. 11:16 a.m., Police headquar- ters: A person comes in to register as a sex oﬀ ender. Dec. 22 1:19 a.m., Avenue U and Grove: Subjects reported behaving suspiciously are advised by police of the complaint. 9:41 p.m., 2500 block N. Roosevelt: Police responding to a report of a noise disturbance determine the noise is coming from a loud movie. Viewers agree to turn down the volume. Dec. 23 10:36 a.m., Broadway: Tran- sients sleeping in an alleyway are advised to move along. 4:04 p.m., 12th and Neca- nicum: A subject reported swinging a baseball bat in a menacing manner is cited for disorderly conduct. 5:52 p.m., First Avenue: The owner of a business reported hearing people on the roof; po- lice found a family of raccoons. Dec. 24 10:25 a.m., 300 block S. Prom: A person is arrested on a warrant. 10:22 p.m., Police Headquar- ters: A found wallet is turned in for safekeeping. SEASIDE FIRE & RESCUE PUBLIC SAFETY LOG Dec. 19 1:09 a.m., 800 block 12thAv- enue: Emergency medical response. 1:28 a.m., 300 block N. Prom: Emergency medical response. 2:59 a.m., 1800 block S. Franklin: Emergency medical response. 9:34 a.m., 1200 block S. Wahanna: Emergency medical response. 12:15 p.m., Indian Beach: Water rescue. 8:17 p.m., 300 block Fourth Avenue: Emergency medical response. FLOORING 2:19 p.m., 300 block S. 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