Thomas Joseph Gates

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Steele Chapel Longview Memorial Park and Cemetery

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October 1, 2025

Thomas Gates Obituary

Thomas J. Gates was born July 29, 1950 to Violet and Delton Gates in San Diego, CA. As a young boy, his mother called him Tommy Joe; later his friends just called him Tom.When Tom was in elementary school, his father, a naval man, was stationed... Read Thomas Gates's Obituary