GATES, Robert (Bob) Charles

Berg Mortuary, Provo, Utah Robert (Bob) Charles Gates passed away Thursday evening, February 9, 2012. He was born May 16, 1915 in Duluth, Minnesota to Morden and Ruby Gates. Bob was proud to have earned the Boy Scouts Eagle Scout while living in Denver, Colorado. Bob served with the U.S Navy during World War II. He was a manager for F.W. Woolworth and worked in various states throughout his career with them. He then became a manager for Skaggs Drug Center in Provo, UT, and Salt Lake City, UT, before being transferred to Arizona. When the Skaggs Drug Center closed in Arizona, he became manager of Super-X Drug Store where he retired in Prescott, AZ on 7-1-78. Bob married Gladys Irene Gingery on December 25th, 1939. Gladys passed away December 27, 1968. Bob married Genevieve Collins on July 18, 1983. He helped out at Modern Cleaners in Provo from 1983 until it closed in 2008. Bob is survived by his wife, Genevieve Gates; son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Mattie Gates of Phoenix, AZ; daughter and son-in-law Sherry and Floyd Tucker of Avondale, AZ; nieces, Bonnie Winder of Salt Lake City, UT, and Patricia Collins of Orem, UT; step-children, Gary Collins of St George, UT, Kent Collins of Orem, UT, Tricia Collins of Provo, UT, and Jim Collins of Boston, MA; grandchildren, Debbie Buchanan of Colorado Springs, CO, Bob Tucker of Abilene, TX and Kimberlee Robinson of Avondale, AZ; great-grandsons Joey and Drew Buchanan of Colorado Springs, CO. Interment will take place in the Resthaven Cemetery, Glendale, Arizona at a later date. Condolences may be sent to the family through www.bergmortuary.com.