Gary P. Bates

I knew Gary at Devine Millimet before I retired. He was a wonderful guy, always friendly and cheerful, and very conscientious and professional.

I loved Uncle Gary. He always thought of my sister Sarah and I. He'd give us chocolate bunnies at Easter. And I remember as a kid, we'd visit his house sometimes and he liked roosters. And when we'd visit around the holidays, usually on our way to Nanie's or the way back home, he'd offer me eggnog. And the first time I ever had onion rings, which was when I was a kid, we went to Creamland with him. Last, even though this is a random thought, he always reminded me of Louis Armstrong. When I'd...