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Lance E. Gauble
DECATUR - Lance E. Gauble, 77, of Decatur, passed away August 21, 2024, surrounded by his family.
Lance proudly served our country in the US Army. Private family services will be held. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
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Jeff McElyea
August 25, 2024
In 1974 I was 5 years old with my dad driving down Airport Road in Decatur. There was a guy and his little daughter in front of us on a motorcycle and we saw something fall off the bike and roll down the road. Dad stopped and told me to hop out of the car and get it. It was a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal. I ran it over the people on the motorcycle who thanked me. It was Lance and Shani. I later met that Shani again in first grade and her family moved into my neighborhood just a couple houses away from mine. We became best friends right then and attended every year of school together all the way through 12th grade. Today, 50 years later I still consider Shani a dear and beloved friend. To me as a kid Lance was super cool, he had a motorcycle, he customized a van with carpet everywhere, swiveling captains chairs and a cool stereo, probably an 8 track, and he had a home stereo that was taller than me complete with a reel to reel tape machine. Lance and Becky´s house was like my second house back then and I was always welcome. There was always cool music playing in their house and I´m sure Lance influenced Shani´s love for music, who then turned me on to popular music at that time like the soundtrack to Rocky Horror and artists like The Blues Brothers and Billy Joel, a few favorites that stand out in my memory. All my love to Becky, Shani, Alec and Tronnie.
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