Yolo-Contra Costa County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....SCARLETT, Leland W. "Lee"  June 14 2002
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"The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, June 18, 2002
Leland W. Scarlett

Leland W. "Lee" Scarlett died June 14, 2002, in Walnut Creek, of complications
of Parkinson's disease. He was 84. He was a longtime resident of Walnut Creek.

Born June 17, 1917, to Leland Wilson Scarlett and Stella Guile Scarlett in
Woodland, he graduated from Woodland High School in 1935 where he was a
cheerleader and active in music.

During World War II, he served in the Merchant Marines.

Following the war, he attended the San Francisco State School of Hotel
Management. During his college years, with his abiding love of music, he played
clarinet and drums in his own band. His band played in various California resorts.

Subsequently, he spent many years in the hospitality industry managing hotels
and restaurants in Oregon and California. In later years he became a real estate
broker in the Walnut Creek area and finally in Livermore.

He was a member of the Elks Club in Woodland and a lifetime Rotarian affiliated
with the Rotary Club of Livermore.

He enjoyed golf, big bands and the sociability of the Men's Club of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church in Oakland.

He leaves behind his wife of 44 years, Nancy; five children, Linda Wingard of
Winters, Isabel Harrison of Concord, the Rev. Stephen Scarlett of Irvine, Sandy
Milano of Walnut Creek and Scott Scarlett of Antioch. A son, Leland Wilson
Scarlett Jr., preceded him in death in 1972.

He also leaves two sisters, Patricia Scarlett and Peggy Eichorn of Davis; a
brother, Daniel Scarlett of Santa Rosa; and 11 grandchildren. He was also
preceded in death by his brother, James Scarlett.

He will be greatly missed by his loving family. Donations in his memory may be
sent to the Parkinson's Network of Mount Diablo, Box 3127, Walnut Creek, CA 94598.

Services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in
Oakland. Burial will follow in the Woodland Cemetery Mausoleum at 2 p.m.


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Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616.

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