Joan Gately

Gateleys were the best of neighbors for over 50 years. In times of sadness they delivered a bounty of turkey and fixings to ease the pain. In times of celebration a St Patrics Irish flag we got from Phil & we still fly today. Joan was instrumental in starting a book club at the library in both Ashaway & Westerly. Community oriented, both. The town will miss them both.

To the Gately Family, I absolutely loved the entry signed only "Anonymous". It tells the Joan Gately Story to a tee. My sincere sympathy for the loss of this beautiful person. I remember Joan as gentle, caring, and always with a warm smile. God rest her soul in eternal peace.

My thoughts and prayers are with the Gately family. Joan and Phil were such nice people. GodBless all of you. Catharine Ward-Danie

To the Gately family: There is a special place in the universe for librarians. Librarians are the guardians of intellect. They work quietly and assiduously to help humankind unlock and unleash the power of their own minds. They understand that the value of what they do is almost never celebrated, but it is seen every single day in a million places all over the free world. A physicist has a Eureka moment, a convalescent elder discovers Boo Radley behind a door, a first grade child has fun...

I have so many memories of Joan at the Ashaway Library! I brought my sons there often, the oldest volunteered there in his early teens. Joan was warm, friendly, and a great wealth of information on books!!! Condolences to her family. Susan Rosen