Daytona Beach Mayor Dead at 80
(Daytona Beach, Florida) 12/05/2006
Yvonne Scarlett-Golden has been battling cancer since the beginning of the year when doctors found tumors in her digestive system. The Mayor, just released from the hospital on Monday to return home died Tuesday Morning.
Mayor Golden was elected in 2003 and re-elected in 2005 running against Daytona Businessman Rick Shiver. Daytona Bike Week campaign “ride quietly” was the idea of Mayor Scarlett Golden while she was active in all Daytona Beach “special events” as well as NASCAR and the Daytona International Speedway. Commissioner Rob Gilliland is expected to assume duties of the mayor, as he is currently serving as vice mayor.
