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Mr. Patrick Gullett (Deceased)
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Home Phone: -- The Patrick Gullett Award was presented to winners of the men (Anthony Wallace) and women (Rochanda Johnson) 200 meter dash in the Northwestern Conference Meet held recently at the Gary Roosevelt High School. Presented by Gary Community Schools Athletic Director, Earl Smith Jr., the award is presented in memory of Gullett who excelled in the 220 yard dash for Gary Horace Mann High School. Patrick J. Gullett (Obituary Daily World) Posted on May 14, 2004 Funeral services will be held at an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 15, 2004, at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas for Patrick J. Gullett, also known as “Coach,” 51, who died at 2:51 p.m. Thursday, May 6, 2004, in Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Park. The Rev. Angelo Cremaldi, pastor will officiate at the services. He will be deeply missed by his fiancee, Ms. Jocelyn Lawrence, of St. Martinville; two daughters, Brittany Walker of Lafayette and Courtney Rideaux of Houston, Texas; two sons, Mckeon Walker of Opelousas and Shawn Gullett of Spring Valley, Calif.; his mother, Ethel Jane Gullett of Gary, Ind.; five sisters, Ardis Holmes, Rosalyn Marzett, Constance Gullett, Georgie Haskins and Jeanie (Nathinel) Belvins; three brothers, Nathan Junior, David (Alma) Gullett of Gary, Ind., and Joel (Margaret) Gullett of Dallas, Texas; one aunt, Vivian (Johnnie) Hollier of Detroit, Mich.; one uncle, John McCann of Orlando, Fla.; 12 nieces; 13 nephews; and a host of great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Nathan Gullett; his twin, Patricia; sisters, Evette and Natalie; and a niece, Loriann. The family is requests that visiting hours be observed from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. today at Williams Funeral Home in Opelousas. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Williams Funeral Home, Inc., 817 E. South St., Opelousas, (337) 942-2037, is in charge of arrangements. OHS’ Gullett passes away Thursday LAFAYETTE – Former UL Lafayette track and field All-American Pat Gullett, a teacher and coach in the Lafayette and St. Landry Parish school systems for the past two decades, died Thursday afternoon at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Gullett was hospitalized over a week ago with stomach problems related to an ulcer, and battled liver and kidney failure over the past five days. A native of Gary, Ind., Gullett was boys’ track and field coach at Opelousas High at the time of his death. It was his second stint in that position, and he had also taught and coached there and at N.P. Moss Middle School as well as other schools in the two parishes. Students and faculty members at Opelousas High held a blood drive in his behalf on Thursday prior to his death. “I was privileged and honored to have taught him and advised him while he was at the university,” said retired UL Lafayette professor Ed Dugas, now in charge of the school’s Athletic Network. “We remained friends after his graduation, and he will be dearly missed by all who knew him.” Gullett was part of the university’s record-setting 4×100-meter relay squad that finished second nationally in 1972 and third in 1973. The unit of Gullett, Harold Porter, Aaron Thompson and Don Credeur still holds the school record of 39.51 in the event in 1972, 32 years ago. “He was a guy that didn’t1t get written about a lot,” said Porter, a member of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Gullett’s roommate for five years, “and he didn’t care about that. He would just ask what you needed and he’d go out and do it. He did some of the most fantastic things I ever saw on a track.” Gullett, a member of the 3S2 Club Hall of Fame, still holds the school record in the 400-meter dash (45.73 in 1973) and ran on the Cajun sprint medley relay team that held the school record (3:17.79) until 1993. “No one was tougher when he got the stick,2 said long-time Cajun assistant coach Pat Arceneaux. “It didn’t matter what place he got it in, he was going to track down whoever was in front of him.” “A lot of times after practice, I’d still be laying on the track,” Porter said, “and he’d come back to get me. He was always doing whatever it took. I lost count of how many times he came from 20 or 30 yards back on a relay … it was amazing to watch him.” Arrangements are still pending, with Williams Funeral Home in Opelousas in charge of arrangements. Daily World, May 7, 2004 Opelousas High mourns the death of coach Gullett died Thursday afternoon at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. He was hospitalized over a week ago with stomach problems related to an ulcer, and then battled liver and kidney failure. Dr. Rodney Johnson, OHS principal, said the students, administration and school staff all respected Gullett and he will be greatly missed. “As a colleague he was quite versatile, a true team player,” Johnson said. “He could do several things and he loved to help people.He worked well with the entire OHS family-administrators, faculty, students, and staff. He loved to cook for a11 occasions. He was a true knight, a guardian of many in despair. He always seemed to appear when help was needed most. “We often told him that if ever we went to war, we wanted him on the front line for he was indeed on “old school” warrior. “The initial shock was when he went on life-support,” Johnson said of the student’s reaction to the coach’s illness and death, “They seem to be moving a little slower and sadder.” “Patrick was an unique individual, colleague, teacher, coach and friend who literally wore many hats,” Johnson said. “At times he appeared quiet, shy and unassuming and yet at other times he was witty, talkative and highly excitable.” Gullett worked at OHS from 1977 until 1986 and then returned to the school in 1995 where he stayed until the time of his death. “As a teacher and coach he was very dependable, firm, and consistent,” Johnson said. “He was a disciplinarian who was strong-willed and deviant students got by with very little,” Johnson said. “He always seemed to know what they were up to. Coach Gullett was observant, paying attention to the smallest details.” A native of Gary, Ind., Gullett was a former UL Lafayette track and field All-American and was part of the university’s record-setting 4×100-meter relay squad that finished second nationally in 1972 and third in 1973. The unit of Gullett, Harold Porter, Aaron Thompson and Don Credeur still holds the school record of 39.51 in the event in 1972, 32 years ago. Gullett, a member of the 3S2 Club Hall of Fame, still holds the school record in the 400-meter dash (45.73 in 1973) and ran on the Cajun sprint medley relay team that held the school record (3:17.79) until 1993. “The bigger shock was when we first found out he was in the hospital,” OHS Athletic Director Paul Lanclos said. Students and faculty members held a blood drive in his behalf on Thursday prior to his death. “The student must have given a million pints of blood,” Lanclos said of the students’ participation. “Right when the Bloodmobile left, we got word that he had died. “We told the students and especially the athletes that Coach wouldn’t want you to fall down and cry,” Lanclos said. “He would want you to keep going. “We are going to put the initials P.G. on our football helmets and dedicate the next season to him.” Gullett’ death not only had a profound effect on the athletes whose lives he touched but also on many other students at OHS. Tonya Major, a junior who competed in the discus and shot put at the state meet, said that Gullett touched the lives of so many students at OHS because he was so kindhearted. “Everybody on the team was down because he was such a good coach,” she said. “Everybody at school loved Coach Gullett. He was such a nice man.” Major was in Gullett’s seventh hour physical education class this year. “He was a great teacher, always fun, always happy,” said Major, who was also on Gullett’s squad when he coached the girls’ team three years ago. Daily World sports correspondent George Hollier contributed to this story.
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