Gazlay Family History
Arnold Gene Gazlay
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Arnold Gene Gazlay8 (Arnol Gazlay,7 Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Arnold Gene Gazlay8 (Arnol Gazlay,7 Eugene Gazlay,6 David Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Arnol Lee Gazlay (9 November 1901 - 25 June 1959) |
| Mother | Julie M. ‘Lulu’ Johnson (1900 - 8 August 1959) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 April 2012; Last Edited: 10 March 2024 |
| Person ID | 3686 |
| Name | Arnold Gene Gazlay |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 25 May 1924 in Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 12 June 1949 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan to Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed4 |
| Died | 30 June 1974 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan1, 2, 5 |
| Buried | in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan1 |
Biography
Gene was the head of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources from October 1972 until his death. He led environmental protection programs to preserve the State’s natural resources. Gene earned a degree in zoology in 1948 from Michigan State University. He served as a bomber pilot in the US Army-Air Force during World War II, based in Italy.5
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed (daughter of Dean E. Reed and Wilma Bennett) |
| Born | 22 January 1928 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 June 1949 in Reed City, Osceola County, Michigan to Arnold Gene Gazlay |
| Married | 1975 to Johm R. Mills |
| Married | to Leo Harvey Sheetz |
| Died | 26 November 2021 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan |
| Children | of Arnold Gene Gazlay and Lurella Mae ‘Lu’ Reed: |
| 1. | Maurine Kay Gazlay |
| Born | 25 January 1951 |
| Married | 1984 in Grand Traverse County, Michigan to Frank Pittman Slaughter |
| +2. | Raymond Scott Gazlay |
| Born | 30 July 1952 |
| Married | to Michelle May Auge |
| Married | to Catherine Jane Paquette |
| 3. | Mark Kent Gazlay |
| Born | 27 November 1955 |
| Died | 22 February 1961 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan Arnold Gene Gazlay, born: 25 May 1924 in Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan; died: 30 June 1974 (from record, which includes the names and links for his parents, wife, and one child).
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Arnold Gazlay, no. 384-12-6264, died June 1974, born 25 May 1924.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Ontonagon County, Rockland, Enumeration District 66-14, Sheet No. 6B and 7A; family of Arnol Lee Gazlay (38, Michigan, hydro plant operator, power co.); wife Lulu Gazlay (39, Michigan); son Arnold Gene Gazlay (15, Michigan); son Leland Geo. Gazlay (13, Michigan); Colleen Millicent Gazlay (9, Michigan).
- Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995; Arnold Gene Gazlay, age 25, born in Marquette, Mich., son of Arnol Gazlay and Lulu Johnson; Lurella Mae Reed, age 28, born in Berrien Springs, Mich., daughter of Dean E. Reed and Wilma Bennett; married 12 June 1949 in Reed City, Mich.
- Obituary, Ironwood Daily Globe, Ironwood, Michigan; 1 July 1974, A. Gene Gazlay, died 30 June 1974 in Lansing, Michigan. The article gives the names of his widow and two children, and provides a biographical sketch highlighting his work as head of the Department of Natural Resources.