VIENNA Edward F. Gates, 77, died Saturday, April 17, 2021, unexpectedly at Liberty Healthcare Center.
He was born in Youngstown, on Dec. 1, 1943, to parents Lawrence Gates and Hazel Black Gates. He was a graduate of Badger High School in 1961, where he excelled in sports such as basketball and track. He married Vera Jean Jarvis in 1962.
Throughout his life, Ed held a deep love for hunting, fishing, being outdoors and spending his moments with much loved friends and family. He shared these pastimes with them, going on hunting and fishing trips, making memories that will last beyond his lifetime. He was a racing enthusiast, always keeping up with the Blaney family racing legacy, and loved watching NASCAR. Ed was tough, smart, ambitious and an avid businessman, working at Allstate for 43 years. Never wanting to waste a minute of good fishing, he always quoted “up and at ’em, let’s roll we’re burning daylight.” He was an AMVETS Post 290 member, belonged to the YMCA for
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