Robert B. Gates "Bob" beloved husband for 64 years to the late Margaret "Margie" Gates (nee Feist), loving father of Robert (Janet) Gates, Mary Beth (John) Norton, Dennis (Meg) Gates, Joyce (Tony) Asher, Anne (Todd) Kirby, Philip (Marlena) Gates and Lynn (Rick) Baltes, dear grandfather of Leah, Brent, Ross, Robert, Madelyn, Sam, Austin, Ashley, Anthony, Brittany, Stacey, Kasie and great-grandfather of Greyson, Gatlynn, Zoe, Shea and Sylvie, dear brother of 12.
Memorials may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 6520 North Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309-2130, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004 or Vitas Hospice 11500 Northlake Dr.., Ste. 400, Cinti, OH 45249.