David Gregory Gatewood

Gatewood, David Gregory Died October 10 from complications of surgery for cardiac disease. Born 1939 in Stewartville, MN to Mary Elizabeth Gregory & Ruel Gatewood, David was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Donna, and his children, Todd and Jenna. He is survived by his brotherm Ruel and sister-in-law Doris Gatewood of Appleton, WI; his former wife, Laël Gatewood of St. Paul; his daughter, Deirdre and son-in-law Mark Smith and their daughter Jasmine of Greenville, WI; and his longtime friend, Lyn Lacy of Minneapolis. Trained with BA and MEd degrees in Education, Dave was an elementary school teacher for 32 years in south Minneapolis and proprietor of Station 17 Book Store in the same Powderhorn neighborhood. To help support his family, he had also been an Army Sergeant at Fort Carson CO, a Fuller Brush salesman in southeast Minneapolis, and a Minneapolis Park Board policeman at Lake Nokomis. Before and during retirement, he doted on his granddaughter, read voraciously, collected Native American art, and enjoyed boating with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, traveling through the US, especially to the Black Hills, target shooting with buddies at his southeastern rural cabin, and pursuing his Scottish heritage with a trip to Scotland and participation in Scottish fairs with Clan Gregor. A military ceremony of commitment with bagpipe and drum will be held on Thursday, October 26 at 10 AM at Fort Snelling, followed by a memorial service at Epiphany Lutheran Church at 1414 E 48th St., Minneapolis at 11:30 AM. An informal lunch with time for celebration and socialization will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to his favorite enterprises or to the David G. Gatewood Media Room, Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association, 821 E. 35th St, Minneapolis 55407.

This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.