The *WeCaTon* - West Carrollton (Ohio) H.S. Alumni News (unofficial)
Friday, March 09, 2007
HERBERT GATES, '58; DECEASED:
From the Dayton Daily News:
A life long resident of Dayton, Ohio departed this life on Saturday, December 2, 2006. He was born on June 21st 1940 at Miami Valley Hospital, the son of the late Herbert Russell and Mary Charlotte Gates.
He was active member of College Hill Community Church, Presbyterian U.S.A. He graduated from West Carrollton High School, was a 2nd Class Airman with the United States Air Force, received his BA from Central State University, was employed by the Dayton Police Dept (4yrs) 1964 - 1968 and was an original member of the Dayton Police Community Relations Unit, was also employed by WHIO-TV 7 (18 yrs) 1968 - 1986 and received an award as a national winning photographer and was one of the first African-American News Reporters in Dayton, Youth Facilitator with the Wesley Community Center and an Educator with the Dayton Board of Education for 15 years.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul David Gates, his nephews, Wm Donnell Stevens, Billy Engram, & two stepsons, Jeffery Love and Craig Love.
He is survived by his loving wife, Gloria (Dixon) Gates, one son, H. David (Necia) Gates, two daughters, Lisa (Gates) McCall and Melanie (Gates) Edmondson, one Stepson, Michael Love, three sisters, Shirley (Gates) (Monte) Robinson, Mary (Gates) Stevens and Joyce (Gates) (William) Engram, eight grandkids, Wm Jeremy McGuire, Kyle McCall, Jordon McCall, Kaiser Gates, Zoryn Gates, Kaz Gates, Jessica Love, and Rontay Love, his favorite nieces and nephews, Cheryl Robinson, Monte Ray Robinson, Joyce (Robinson) Reynolds, Billy (Nancy) Stevens, Patricia Stevens (son, Sean), Sherri Walker (daughter, Kazia), and Brian Engram, In-Laws, Albert and Joyce Dixon, and two very devoted special friends William (Sonny) Johnson and Jerome Wilson and a host of loving relatives and friends.
Funeral Service, 11:00 AM, Friday, November 8, 2006 at the College Hill Community Church, Presbyterian U.S.A., 1547 Philadelphia Dr., with Reverend Robert Jones officiating. Interment: Dayton National Cemetery. Viewing 9:00 AM until time of service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the Church. Ceremonies entrusted to McLIN FUNERAL CHAPEL/NORTHERN HILLS, 2801 N. Gettysburg Ave.
Published in the Dayton Daily News on 12/7/2006.
