Services for Thomas E. Stotler, 78, of Mission Beach, will be at 1:30 p.m.  Thursday in Pacific Beach Mortuary.  Cremation was planned, with ashes to be  scattered at sea.  He died Thursday in a hospital.

Mr. Stotler was born in Poway and lived in the county all his life.  He was a retired police officer, serving  the San Diego Police Department for 39 years.

In 1929 he was the first person appointed to the lifeguard service and patrolled Mission Beach and La Jolla  Cove.  He was a graduate of San Diego High School.

POLICE LIFEGUARD/OFFICER THOMAS STOTLER

BADGE 110 & 130

SDPD 06/01/1928 - 01/29/1968

06/07/1908 - 09/28/1986

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