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She and her family later moved to Miami, Florida, where she attended school and married her husband and high school sweetheart, William S. Gates in 1969.
In the early 70s, they moved to Sebastian, Florida, where they started a family.
Carol attended classes at IRCC, studying art. She loved to paint with oils and acrylics.
She was a member of the Indian River County Low Vision Group and was legally blind.
Carol was a devoted mother to her three children Andrea Gates-Gonzalez, Scott Gates, and Julia (Gates) White. She is proceeded in death by her mother and father, Ann and Henry Fugate, and brother, Steve Fugate.
She is survived by her husband, William, her three children, son in laws Rogelio Gonzalez and Jon White, and three grandchildren, Alex White, Austin White, and Evan Gonzalez.
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Sebastian Cemetery
1921 N. Central Avenue, Sebastian, FL 32958
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