Larry Lynn Gullett
GULLETT, RYAN
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 11/19/2024 at 14:37:34
Larry Lynn Gullett, age 65, of Solon, Iowa, passed away at his home with his family by his side on Friday, September 6, 2024.
A visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00pm on Wednesday, September 11 at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City, Iowa. The funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, September 12 at Saint Thomas More Church in Coralville, Iowa. Reverend Charles “Chuck” Adam will be officiating. A luncheon will be provided immediately following the funeral service, and everyone is invited to attend. The luncheon will be at the The Celebration Farm, 4696 Robin Woods Lane NE, Iowa City, Iowa. Burial will be at 1:00pm on Friday, September 13 at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Kuehn Conservation Area in Earlham, Iowa.
Larry was born in Marshalltown, Iowa on September 21, 1958. He graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1977 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University, majoring in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology while completing extra coursework in Environmental Studies.
Larry was married to Connie (Ryan) Gullett at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton, Iowa on January 14, 1984. They were married for over 40 years, and they raised two sons together, Ryan Gullett of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Cody Gullett of Roseville, California. His daughter-in-law, Maria Jose “Majo” Gullett, is married to Cody.
Larry worked in the conservation and environmental field for 46 years for four county conservation boards and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During his career, he served on the State of Iowa’s: IDNR Water Trails Advisory Committee, IDALS Watershed Improvement Review Board, and IDOT Living Roadway Trust Fund Technical Advisory Committee. He also served as a Board Member of Iowa Rivers Revival and was the Habitat Program Coordinator for the Dallas County Chapter of Pheasants Forever.
Larry’s career focused on developing and implementing ecological restoration projects that improved landscape health and strengthened human connection with the environment. His most precious career accomplishment was founding and implementing the “Prairie Awakening” Native American Gathering in Dallas County that brought at least ten indigenous tribes from the Midwest and Canada together in celebration of the earth. Later, he was the primary facilitator for a project that transferred seven acres of land to the Ioway Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska - a returning of land to the Ioway people after a 190-year absence from Iowa. Larry was very proud of his Native American name, Kta Keya (Killer Turtle). Larry was especially happy that his boys established a strong connection to the earth and experienced many wilderness trips with them to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Yosemite National Park, and Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.
Larry is survived by his wife Connie; children Ryan and Cody; daughter-in-law Majo; mother Margaret Gullett of Newton, Iowa; brothers Gary and Liz Gullett of Byron, Illinois, David Gullett and Lori Nebelsick-Gullett of Castle Rock, Colorado, and Mark Gullett of Fort Collins, Colorado; father and mother-in-law John “Art” and Elaine Ryan of Newton, Iowa; brothers and sisters-in-law Mike and Sandy Ryan of New Sharon, Iowa, Teresa Ryan of Des Moines, Iowa, and Pat and Joni Ryan of Knoxville, Iowa; daughter-in-law’s parents Jose Rosado and Lupita Cupul of Merida, Mexico; as well as many nieces and nephews and other family and friends.
Larry is preceded in death by his father Clifford Dean Gullett of Grand Marais, Minnesota.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Gullett Family in care of Connie Gullett. Memorials will be donated to charities and causes that were important to Larry such as Iowa Rivers Revival, The Nature Conservancy, Saint Thomas More Church, and Iowa City Hospice, Inc. The family wishes to thank all those who helped celebrate Larry’s life and continue to support his immediate family.
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