William James “Bill” Gates
– IN MEMORY OF –
William James “Bill” Gates
July 27, 1952 – November 4, 2019
It is with the deepest sorrow that we have learned of the passing of our brother Bill Gates. Bill passed away Monday, November 4, 2019 while on vacation with his wife, Chris. He was 67.
Bill was a member of the Knights of Columbus Cardinal Stritch Council 4620 and St. Mary’s Parish Council in Crown Point, IN where he held offices including Treasurer. He made quite an impact on our council in a short amount of time. He was always there with a level-headed thought or a great idea. Bill helped develop the Habitat for Humanity ministry at St. Mary’s and got our council deeply involved.
He also served on the advisory board for Discovery Weekend a Pre-Cana program through the Archdiocese of Chicago and was a mentor for students at St. Stanislaw Catholic School, East Chicago, IN, and a lector/reader at both St. Mary’s and Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Clermont, FL.
Bill was born July 27, 1952 in Goshen, NY, the son of William Howard Gates and Elizabeth (Williams) Gates. He began his schooling at Goshen High School and moved to Washingtonville where he graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1970 and Clarkson of Technology College in 1974. He received a second degree from Clarkson in Chemical Engineering in 1978. He retired from General Electric in 2013.
He married Christine Anne Berger in 1982.
He retired to Trilogy community in Groveland, FL. and he and Christine lived in CT, IL, FL and IN.
He is survived by his wife, Christine Gates at home, and daughters, Sarah Armata (Dan) and Margaret Gates. He is Grampa to Hayden Armata, brother of Patricia Sauer (Thomas) of Campbell Hall, NY, Joseph Gates (Swanna) of Howey-in-the-Hills, FL, and John Gates (Lynne) of Washingtonville, NY, and has many loving nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial was on Monday, November 18, 2019, at Church of the Assumption, 211 Homestead Ave, Maybrook, NY. A Christian burial followed in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Montgomery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Bill’s name to a charity of one’s choice.