David Leon Tate

For over forty years I was blessed with David´s friendship. So many good times, so many great memories. Watching his hole-in-one at Meadowbrook and golfing with him at Doral´s Blue Monster Playing blackjack at Harvey´s in Lake Tahoe and winning keno at the Desert Inn Watching Siegfried and Roy one night and Cirque du Soleil the next in Las Vegas Snow skiing at Mammoth Lakes and hot tubbing at Wolf Creek Water skiing at White River and Lake Arrowhead and jet skiing at Possum Kingdom Upland...

I worked with David since about 1977/1978 with Texas Instruments starting in Lubbock, Texas. He was such a great guy and friend to all. Lost touch the last few years so did not know he was even ill. Breaks my heart to see the loss of such a good man. Rest in peace David. Prayers for Melinda and the family. Photo from 2013 Slaton Road Reunion. Great way to remember my friend.

I met David in the third grade at Ben Franklin in Wichita Falls . We went on to be great friends. He will be missed. Rest in peace my friend. Jerry Parker

I worked with David at Texas Instruments for about 30 years. He was such a good guy. He used to call me JEAN, JEAN, the dancing machine every time I talked to him which always made me smile. We were all better people for knowing David and having him in our lives.

I worked with David at Texas Instruments for about 30 years. He was such a good guy and was always the same person no matter what happened. He used to call me, JEAN, JEAN, the dancing machine, all the time, which always made me smile. We have all become a better person knowing David and having him in our lives.

I had the priviledge of working directly and indirectly with David for more than 20 years. I put him in for a number of medals and awards just for putting up with me on our lengthy road trips. Another member of our team whom we lost not long ago had the most accurate description of David "A stand-up guy", do anything for you". That says it all. Bill Thomas

David, my thoughts and prayers go out to your family. I am blessed to have known you from grade school (Ben Franklin), junior High (Zundy) and high school (Wichita Falls High School). You were always a pleasure to talk to and I am very glad I got to see you at our 50th reunion. So close, but so far away. We will meet again.

God will hold David in the Palm of His hands bc he was a Genuine and Honest man. I remember smiling each time we spoke, he was a Man's Man.