John Albert Gaddy, 67,  of Albany, Oregon died Dec. 31, 2002, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.

He was born September 25, 1935 in Olney, Ill., to Leroy A. and Rosa P. Cleavy Gaddy.

He served in the Air Force during the Korean War as a radar operator.

He married Daisy R. Coker in 1974 in Las Vegas, Nev. They moved to Albany from Anaheim, Calif.

Survivors include his wife; stepsons, Rick Manns of Albany and Dale Baker of Bolivar, Mo.

Published in Corvallis Gazette - Times (OR) ~ Wednesday, January 15, 2003