LOCK HAVEN — When Gillott’s Auto Electric became Lee’s Alternators and Starters, longtime customers of Gillott’s were confused. “Some people thought I died,” said Francis Gillott, the former owner. A native of Lock Haven, Gillott worked at his father’s automotive shop in Lock Haven until he sold it. In the late 1970s, Gillott moved to Mifflinburg. He said he was ready to open his own automotive shop in Mifflinburg in 1980, but changed his mind when his mother suggested opening one in Lock Haven. “I had to start fresh,” he said. For 36 years he owned and ...