Guy Salvador Joseph "Too Tall" Puma

Guy Salvador Joseph “Too Tall” Puma, age 72, of Wolf Creek, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at his brother’s home in Grants Pass.

A celebration of life will be at 12 noon, Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 435 W Jones Creek Road, Grants Pass 97526. For any questions, please contact the family at 541.471.0243. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Guy was born January 3, 1941 in Hammond, Louisiana to Manuel Fred Puma & Nina Antoinette Tantillo. He was the oldest of four children. He attended Campbell Union High School in Campbell, California and then went to work in the auto body paint industry. In 1990 he moved from Grants Pass to Wolf Creek.

Guy was very artistic and quite talented. He had the ability to pinstripe free hand and was an award winning auto painter. He lived life to the fullest. His passion in this life was writing, recording music and playing his guitar with his band. And the days when he wasn’t doing one of these things, you could find him riding his Harley Davidson. Just last year he rode 36,000 miles. He earned the nickname, “Iron Ass” among avid motorcycle riders. Every ride included favorite spots to eat. He loved to stop at Taylor Sausage in Cave Junction for his favorite turkey sandwich and loved to stop in Phoenix to eat his favorite chile relleno burrito at La Tapatia. He loved people! His ventures always led him to great places to eat and socialize.

He loved his children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was always available when called upon. He was a very caring and loving man.

Guy was a member of the Southern Oregon Blues society and the Ashland Blues society and loved playing the Blues with his band, The Main Street Blues Band.

Survivors include four daughters, Kathleen Steele-Puma, Renee Puma, Nina Puma and Rita Brelinski; two brothers, John “Jack” Puma and Manuel “Niko” Puma; a sister, Mary “Dolly” Joos; grandchildren, Gabriel Steele-Puma, Joseph Short, Tonya Short, Kathleen Hernandez, James Fleming, Frank Fleming, Joy Fleming, Anthony Brelinski and Lilly Brelinski; great-grandchildren, Tyler Hernandez, Rylan Hernandez, Weston Nelson and Landon Short.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Manuel Fred Puma and Nina Antoinette Tantillo Puma.