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Martin Luther King Day closings

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:08am

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrat-ed Monday as a federal holiday.
State, parish and local municipal offices will be closed in observance of the holiday.
The Harold J. “Babe” Landry Landfill in Berwick will close at noon Monday. However, Republic Services and Pelican Waste & Debris will collect routes as usual. Collections may take place earlier than usual, so putting trash cans to the street the night before may be advised.

Morgan City police radio logs for Jan. 13-14

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:07am

The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the police department at 985-380-4605.
Wednesday, Jan. 13
7:49 a.m. 500 block of Kentucky Street; Complaint.
8:44 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
9:31 a.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
9:33 a.m. 500 block of Garber Street; Theft.
10:48 a.m. Apple Street; Medical.
11:09 a.m. Tupelo Street; Medical.
1:19 p.m. Morgan City Police Department; Theft.
1:27 p.m. 900 block of Duke Street; Utilities.
1:43 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Medical.
1:51 p.m. 700 block of General Hodges Street; Suspicious person.
1:56 p.m. 700 block of Marshall Street; Fight.
2:55 p.m. 1700 block of Sixth Street; Medical.
3:04 p.m. Cypress Street; Complaint.
3:09 p.m. 300 block of Aucoin Street; Complaint.
3:32 p.m. 900 block of Belanger Street; Medical.
4:01 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Alarm.
4:19 p.m. Federal Avenue; Reckless Driver.
4:36 p.m. 400 block of Louisa Street; Medical.
5:30 p.m. 900 block of Marguerite Street; Arrest.
6:43 p.m. 6800 block of La. 182; Complaint.
6:49 p.m. 1100 block of Chester Bowles Street; Theft.
6:58 p.m. 200 block of Glenwood Street; Complaint.
7:44 p.m. 800 block of Brashear Avenue; Juvenile problem.
10:12 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
Thursday, Jan. 14
12:32 a.m. Louisiana Street; Loud music.
2:52 a.m. 1000 block of Brashear Avenue; Alarm.

Man charged after infant suffers injuries

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 10:04am

(Editor’s Note: The charges listed here and the narratives that go with them are provided by the police agencies that made the arrests. Guilt or innocence has not been determined in court.)
Staff Report
A Breaux Bridge man faces a cruelty to juvenile charge after a child was treated for broken bones at an area hospital, the St. Martin Sheriff’s Office said.
St. Martin
Sheriff Becket Breaux reported these arrests:
—Cole Horton, 25, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Thursday on a felony charge of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile.
On Christmas Day, deputies with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a local hospital in reference to a report of alleged physical abuse of an infant.
An investigation into the allegations was initiated, and during the course of the investigation, deputies learned that the infant had sustained several broken bones.
An arrest warrant was obtained Thursday, and Horton was arrested on the cruelty charge.
He was booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center and as of Thursday, no bond had been set.
—Seth Dantin, 34, Cemetery Highway, St. Martinville, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of aggravated crime against nature.
—Sharlene Lambert, 49, Hebert Avenue, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Wednesday on charges of unauthorized used of a movable and monetary instrument abuse.
—Seth Ronsonet, 31, Snapper Road, New Iberia, was arrested Wednesday on charges of failure to appear, operating a vehicle while intoxicated (second offense), driving on right side of road and operating a vehicle while license is suspended.
—Emmanuel Sylvester, 35, Red Barn Road, Cecilia, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of domestic abuse battery.
—Joseph Bergeron, 29, Platt Street, Sulphur, was arrested Monday on a probation violation.
—Travis Leblanc, 46, Devellier Street, St. Martinville, was arrested Monday on charges of possession of Schedule II narcotics and for violation of a protective order.
—Eric Nadie, 24, Patin Street, Breaux Bridge, was arrested Monday by the Breaux Bridge Police Department on a charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
—Edgar Raggette, 59, Raven Cliff Lane, Broussard, was held by the U.S. Marshals Service on an extradition warrant.
—Victoria Vicknair, 52, Bayou Portage Road, St. Martinville, was arrested Tuesday by Louisiana State Police on charges of operation a vehicle while intoxicated, reckless operation of a vehicle and no seat belt.
—Raymond Boudreaux, 39, Smede Highway, St. Martinville, was arrested Sunday on charges of possession of Schedule II narcotics, riding on roadways and bicycle paths, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
—Matthews, Fredrick, 52, 11th Street, East St. Louis, Illinois, was arrested Sunday by the Breaux Bridge Police Department on charges of hit and run, resisting an officer, and operating a vehicle while license is suspended.
St. Mary
Sheriff Blaise Smith said his office responded to 22 complaints in 24 hours and reported these arrests:
—Christopher James Howard, 38, New Iberia, was arrested at 3:53 p.m. Wednesday on charges of driver must be licensed and littering. Howard was released on a summons to appear April 27.
—Tanya Nicole Grogan, 44, Morgan City, was arrested at 7:18 p.m. Wednesday on charges of driving while intoxicated, expired driver’s license, open container and two counts of no child restraint.
No bail has been set.
—Marcus Theon Gray, 36, Morgan City, was arrested at 6:51 p.m. Tuesday on two warrants for failure to appear on the charges of domestic abuse battery and possession of marijuana. No bail has been set.
Morgan City
Police Chief James F. Blair reports that over the last 24-hour period the Morgan City Police Department responded to 29 calls of service and made this arrest:
—Sabrina Marie Scully, 26, Allison Street, Morgan City, was arrested at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant for four counts of failure to appear for contempt of court.
Scully was surrendered to the Morgan City Police Department by a fugitive recovery agency. She was booked into the Morgan City Police Department on active warrants held by the City Court of Morgan City.
Assumption
Sheriff Leland Falcon reported this arrest:
—Jamiah Deron Harris, 28, Violet Street, Labadieville, was arrested Tuesday on charges of aggravated flight from an officer, obstruction of justice, speeding 94 mph in a 70 mph zone, stop sign violation, driving on roadway laned for traffic and reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and on a detainer for Ascension Parish.
The charges resulted from a traffic incident on U.S. 90 near Bayou L’Ourse on Tuesday evening.
A deputy observed a vehicle commit a traffic violation and attempted to stop the violator. The suspect vehicle continued on at high speeds and in a reckless manner until he eventually crashed.
The deputy arrested the suspect on scene. While fleeing, the suspect driver threw items out of the vehicle.
At the time of the arrest, the deputy noticed a pungent odor of suspected marijuana as well as well as suspected marijuana clippings on the suspect’s clothing and in the vehicle.
Jamiah Deron Harris was arrested and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center pending a bond hearing.
Franklin
Police Chief Morris Beverly said his department responded to eight complaints over the past 24 hours and made these arrests:
—Evans Gibson, 65, of Ibert Street, Franklin, was arrested at 10:10 a.m. Tuesday on a warrant for 3rd Ward City Court for failure to appear on the charge of speeding in a school zone. Gibson was booked, processed and released on a $350 bond.
—Charles Shelby Jr., 60, Verdun Lane, Franklin, was arrested at 11:14 p.m. Tuesday on warrants for the 16th Judicial District Court for failure to appear on the charges of driving under suspension, license plate light required, possession of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicle, operating a vehicle while license is suspended and no seat belt.
Shelby was additionally arrested on the charge of possession of marijuana (first offense). Shelby was booked, processed and released on a $5,500 bond.

Notable moments Martin Luther King Jr.'s career

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 8:48am

Each January, Americans honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. Born in Atlanta, on Jan. 15, 1929, King would grow up to become one of the most influential people of the 21st century.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday in January each year. Taking time to learn about some of the many notable moments in King’s career is a great way to honor his legacy.
Morehouse College
After attending segregated public schools as a child, King was accepted into Morehouse College at the age of 15. Morehouse College was the alma mater of both King’s father, a pastor, and his maternal grandfather. While King studied medicine and law at Morehouse, perhaps the first major moment of his career in the ministry occurred while he was a college student.
It was at Morehouse where King was mentored by the highly regarded theologian and racial equality advocate Dr. Benjamin Mays. Before his final year at Morehouse, King, now 18, chose to enter the ministry.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Montgomery, Ala., was a highly segregated city when King and his family relocated to Alabama in the 1950s. Shortly after the King family moved to Alabama, an incident involving a 15-year-old black schoolgirl in Montgomery who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man highlighted racial tensions in the city.
Those tensions escalated further nine months later, when 42-year-old Rosa Parks rejected a bus driver’s plea that she give up her bus seat to a white passenger in a section designated for black people. As a result of these incidents, King organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted for more than a year but ultimately led to the end of racial segregation on all Montgomery public buses.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Montgomery Bus Boycott made King a national figure, and he capitalized on that recognition to help establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The SCLC was a group of civil rights activists devoted to nonviolent protest.
As SCLC president, a role he held until his death, King traveled the globe promoting nonviolent protest and civil rights.
March on Washington
King played an integral role in the organization and execution of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963. Estimates suggest as many as 300,000 people attended the march, which is considered a watershed moment for the civil rights movement that shone a light on the injustices faced by African Americans across the country.
The march culminated with King delivering his most famous address, which is often referred to as his “‘I Have a Dream’ speech.” King delivered the speech while standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his view of a future for the United States in which all people would have equal rights and opportunities.
Celebrations of his life can involve revisiting some of his more notable moments.
Did you know?
According to AmeriCorps, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday in the United States that is designated as a national day of service.
Despite his status as an advocate for nonviolence, King was violently gunned down in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968. A campaign to declare his birthday a national holiday was started shortly after King’s assassination.
However, the holiday was not officially observed until 1986, and that observation was not nationwide. It was not until 2000 that all 50 states observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Couple reaches a stalemate in marriage without intimacy

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 8:46am

By Jeanne Phillips, ©United Features Syndicate

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are both enlisted Army (he — 20 years, two Iraq deployments; I — 15 years, one Iraq deployment). We met in the service and have been married for 10 years.
Three years after our wedding, my husband told me he was no longer physically attracted to me. It hurt. A lot. It has been seven years since that day, and we’re still together. I don’t feel loved, appreciated or valued. I’m a logic-driven person. Emotions don’t come easy for me. I have always been open about my thoughts and feelings, even the painful ones.
Since that day, I resent him, and I have told him such. He doesn’t understand why I can’t just “get over it” and continue to live our lives. He has refused therapy multiple times. I don’t have a family of my own, and we have no children together. Must I appreciate the friendship we have, or is it time to push for a meet-in-the-middle resolution?
UNAPPRECIATED IN PENNSYLVANIA

DEAR UNAPPRECIATED: That you would feel resentment after what your husband told you is normal. It appears that intimacy is either unimportant to him, or he is finding it elsewhere.
Your self-esteem may be below ground level, but you have a right to be able to feel loved, appreciated and valued. Since you are receiving none of those, there is no “meeting in the middle.” Where you need to meet is a lawyer’s office so you can officially end a marriage that died seven years ago.

DEAR ABBY: My dad has never been great at communicating. I’m the only one who seems to communicate with him, even though I’m across the country. Over the last few years, until recently, his new wife, “Dorie,” helped to bridge the gap. I loved having Dad around even if it was second hand from her.
When my aunt, his sister, died suddenly, somehow I was appointed to write the obituary. Having never written one, I inadvertently omitted Dorie’s name in the article. She became enraged and defensive. I apologized, but I also showed my teeth a bit because she was so rude about an honest mistake. Now communication with Dad is as strained as it was before. I think she screens and answers his messages, so I’m unsure if it’s him replying.
Dad was sick recently, and she didn’t bother to tell me. I learned about it through Facebook. I’m a nice person, but she really upset me. I have already apologized and explained it was a mistake. I want a relationship with my dad. Should I apologize again?
FRUSTRATED DAUGHTER IN THE WEST

DEAR DAUGHTER: Yes. Apologize for reacting the way you did (showing your teeth) after the obituary “disaster.” Dorie’s feelings were already hurt because of your omission. If you can, smooth over what happened. However, recognize that your relationship with your father didn’t make him a better communicator. You were keeping tabs on him through the efforts of his wife.
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School board anticipating $2.6 million funding hit

Fri, 01/15/2021 - 5:38am

GEOFF STOUTE

gstoute@daily-review.com

CENTERVILLE --

CENTERVILLE — The St. Mary Parish School System is bracing for a $2.6 million hit to its Minimum Foundation Program funding between now and the remainder of the fiscal year due to the district losing about 440 students due to COVID-19’s effects.
School System Chief Financial Officer Alton Perry delivered the grim news to the school board Thursday that the school district has lost 445 students.
He said big losses are happening across the state.
Minimum Foundation Program money is state dollars allocated per pupil to public school districts to fund education . Counts tied to the Minimum Foundation Program are taken twice a year — on Feb. 1 and Oct. 1 — and funding allotments are adjusted based on those numbers. St. Mary lost 445 students between the Feb. 1 and Oct. 1 counts in 2020, Superintendent of Schools Teresa Bagwell said.
Bagwell said she doesn’t expect the count to improve greatly when the official count is taken again in about two weeks.
When funding must be reduced, Perry said, it typically occurs in the last three months of the fiscal year. However, he said the state is spreading the adjustments over six months this year because the cuts are so much bigger.
“Meaning we’re going to receive $443,000 less per month from now until June for a total of $2.6 million,” he said. “So we’re going to collect $2.6 million less” than the school system budgeted for.
While Perry said the situation is “very alarming,” he said it doesn’t mean things can’t improve next year.
However, in the interim, the district will have to grapple with the lost funds.
Perry said meetings have begun to determine ways to alleviate cuts.
“It is difficult to fund those types of cuts this late in the year because most of our expenditures are salary benefits, and schedules are set,” he said via KBZE 105.9 FM's Facebook live stream. “So we will mitigate what we can on the line items that we can and present a plan for next year should we see this trend continue.”
Bagwell said the student population count loss wasn’t limited to a certain age range, and school leaders only can attribute it to COVID-19’s effects because they have happened statewide.
“We really think that it’s a movement of people, maybe for employment purposes or whatever, as COVID began to shut down industries or small businesses,” Bagwell said after the meeting.
Educating students during a pandemic has come with a high price tag, too.
“With COVID, our expenses are 1.5 times what we anticipated because we’re buying hand sanitizer, we’re buying masks, we installed handwashing stations at schools,” Bagwell said.
She said the district used nearly all of its funding in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act that became law in March 2020 to fund laptops for all students so that instruction could continue in virtual and hybrid settings when necessary for this school year.
She is hoping there is more money available in the latest stimulus package passed last month to help the district.
Perry said there is hope that the state will help districts, too, since many are in this situation of having under-budgeted before such drastic student population losses occurred in the school year to follow.
“There is some hope that they will look at this and kind of freeze the funding and not reflect it. That’s the hope,” he said via KBZE 105.9 FM.
In another funding matter, Perry reported the board received $1.192 million in sales tax collections in December, down $43,000 from what was budgeted. However, he said overall, collections are up $172,000 so far in the fiscal year.

83 new COVID cases, one death in local parishes

Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:15pm

Eighty-three new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 56 of them in St. Martin, and one St. Martin fatality were reported at midday Thursday for three local parishes.

The Louisiana Office of Public Health also reported that statewide hospitalizations were down sharply Thursday.

St. Martin's 56 new cases raise the confirmed pandemic case count to 3,936 with another 332 probable cases. The fatality reported Thursday is the 86th confirmed COVID-related death in St. Martin to go with eight probable COVID-related fatalities.

In St. Mary, 15 new confirmed cases raise the pandemic total to 2,968 with 512 probable.

Assumption has 12 new confirmed cases for a total of 1,252 with 334 probable.

The pandemic death tolls remain at 97 confirmed with seven probable in St. Mary and 27 with two probable in Assumption.

Statewide:

--5,318 new cases raise the confirmed pandemic total to 320,462 with 40,686 probable.

--58 newly reported fatalities raise the confirmed pandemic toll to 7,631 with 449 probable.

--54 fewer COVID-positive people are in hospitals, dropping the total to 1,975.

--Another 10 people are on ventilators for a total of 245.

Another COVID cancellation: Dionysus calls off Mardi Gras ball

Thu, 01/14/2021 - 11:50am

DIANE MILLER FEARS

dfears@daily-review.com

The Krewe of Dionysus has announced that it has decided not to hold its masquerade ball Feb. 6 as earlier announced. The parade had already canceled.
Captain Walter Shepherd said the krewe made the decision after its Tuesday night meeting. The krewe also has decided to cancel its annual Irish Italian Parade held each March in downtown Morgan City, he said.
Area celebrations for Mardi Gras have fallen victim to COVID-19 mandates.
For the first time in modern history, most of the area krewes are canceling Carnival celebrations for safety concerns.
The men’s Krewe of Adonis decided to also cancel its parade following a meeting held last night. The ball had already been canceled.
Also announcing the cancellation of its parade is the Krewe of Amani. Amani had previously announced its decision not to hold a tableau this year.
The area’s oldest krewe, the Krewe of Hephaestus, has decided to postpone all events in 2021 and rollover any membership dues paid.
The women’s Krewe of Galatea is postponing all of its Mardi Gras events for 2021.
“It is in the best interest of our krewe and community that we have decided to cancel all our festivities for the remaining Mardi Gras season,” said Galatea Captain Michelle Picou.
The children’s Krewe of Nike will not hold or participate in any Carnival festivities in 2021.
Members of the Krewe of Hannibal have decided to skip having a ball this season and will not participate in any parades.
A spokesman for the Siracusa/Greenwood Community Parade also said that the parade is canceled at this time.
According to Hephaestus history, the last time a major interruption of Mardi Gras was when World War II resulted in no formal courts being presented in both 1943 and 1944. However, Coast Guardsmen and U.S. Navy personnel stationed in Morgan City took part in impromptu activities at the Brashear Avenue gym (the former Shannon Elementary). Royalty for 1943 was chosen by drawing with J.R. Hardee Jr. as king and Jane Smith as queen.
In 1944, a king was picked from the servicemen in attendance. Selected was Jerry Satterlee who chose Zelma Grabert as his queen.
Fat Tuesday will be recognized on Feb. 15.

Adams, Hidalgo take Parish Council leadership posts

Thu, 01/14/2021 - 11:47am

BILL DECKER

bdecker@daily-review.com

FRANKLIN — The St. Mary Parish Council took up its first piece of business for the new year Wednesday, electing a chairman and vice chairman for 2021. And it didn’t happen without a touch of controversy.
The council also heard about efforts to get a National Estuarine Research Reserve in St. Mary and a report from the Port of Morgan City director. The council also voted to provide $20,000 in funding for police equipment in Baldwin.
The council voted to keep Dean Adams of Morgan City as chairman and to name Gwendolyn Hidalgo of Morgan City as vice chairwoman. Hidalgo will succeed Dr. Kristi Prejeant Rink.
Two members voted against the appointment of Adams and Hidalgo. J Ina of Franklin and the Rev. Craig Mathews of Jeanerette cited what they see as a structural problem in the parish home rule charter.
Eight members of the 11-member council are elected from geographic districts. The other three are elected at large in separate parishwide races.
The charter says the chairman and vice chairman must be at-large members, each of whom has a parishwide constituency.
That was the focus of Ina’s objection.
“It’s not personal,” Ina said after the meeting. “It’s a matter of perception. …
“We’ve got a lot of people who are capable. We need more inclusiveness, not exclusiveness. I don’t think at-large members are any more capable than anyone else.”
Ina noted that the 2019 election resulted in the election of three first-time council members from at-large districts: Adams, Rink and Hidalgo. So the council’s leadership was limited to members with no previous experience on the council.
A September attempt to ask voters for a charter amendment opening the leadership positions to any council member drew seven votes but failed because the charter requires a super majority of eight votes.
During Wednesday’s meeting, when Adams was nominated for the chairmanship, Mathews made a motion that legal counsel Eric Duplantis said was inappropriate because of the charter provision limiting leadership roles to at-large members.
“Thank you, Sir,” Mathews said. “I just wanted to get that on the record.”
Ina and Mathews cast no votes on the nominations of Adams and Hidalgo.
“I consider all of you to be my friends,” Mathews said at one point. “But my stance is not based on friendship.”
Also Wednesday:
—The council voted to give $20,000 to the Baldwin Police Department after a request relayed by Mathews.
Baldwin’s town government has been plagued by financial problems affecting its water system as well as police protection.
A letter from Baldwin Assistant Police Chief Samuel Wise III said the department has a list of projects that include training for officers, uniforms and badges, buying or leasing police vehicles, repairing police vehicles, repairing flooring, installing a door and a security lock, repairing a water leak, installing a building camera system, buying body cameras, and updating the computer system.
—Port of Morgan City Executive Director Raymond “Mac” Wade reported on port progress in the last year.
A dredging project in Berwick Bay helped businesses function along the Morgan City riverfront, Wade said. A state Department of Transportation and Development grant paid for 90% of the work needed to improve the port site leased by InterMoor, which employs 100 people.
The Brice Civil Constructors dredge, an experimental vessel designed to deal with sticky “fluff” mud, is proving to be a success in improving the bar channel between Eugene Island and sea buoy. And a $16 million Corps of Engineers dredging project targeting sediment between Crewboat Cut and Eugene Island will probably begin in March.
Wade said a prolonged period of low water may be coming to an end. High water in the Red and Ouachita rivers is headed downstream, and the Corps is predicting a crest of 5.8 feet in the Atchafalaya at Morgan City within the next few weeks.
—The council approved a resolution in favor of designating a National Estuarine Research Reserve in St. Mary Parish.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration runs the NERR program. Reserves in coastal areas where rivers meet salt water offer research, tourism and educational opportunities. Louisiana is the only Gulf Coast state without a reserve.
The reserves can be located on either private or public land. NOAA pays for 70% of the operational expenses, and the states provide the staffing. State land use and environmental rules continue to apply.
Seven broad zones in which a reserve might be located have been identified along Louisiana’s coast. One of those zones is the Atchafalaya.
St. Mary Excel, the group advocating for a St. Mary reserve site, plans a 9:30 a.m. Jan. 22 meeting at Morgan City Municipal Auditorium. NOAA and state representatives will explain the NERR concept.
At Wednesday’s meeting, St. Mary Excel’s Margaret Theriot and Kelly Lin Boudreaux outlined the potential benefits: tourism dollars, new hiking and bike trails, educational opportunities for students and a possible interpretive center focusing on the area’s ecology.
“It will allow us to tell the story of our land,” Boudreaux said.
—The council approved a resolution of respect for Frank Cali Sr. who died Jan. 2. Cali served as a justice of the peace for more than 40 years.
—The council agreed to have a four-way stop sign placed at the Jupiter-Belleview intersection at Bayou Vista.
—The council approved the appointments of Paige Voisin to the Kemper Williams Park Advisory Committee and Carrie Stansbury to the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Commission.

VINCENT JOSEPH GUGLIOTTA

Thu, 01/14/2021 - 11:41am

Vincent Joseph Gugliotta, 81, a native of Yonkers, N.Y. and resident of Berwick, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at Ochsner St. Mary in Morgan City.
He is survived by his wife, Ethel Dinger Gugliotta of Berwick; two daughters, Jane Landry of Berwick and Vanessa Gugliotta of Morgan City; two brothers, Eddie Gugliotta of Florida and Bobby Gugliotta of New York; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial visitation will be Saturday, noon-4 p.m., at Twin City Funeral Home.