of Little Rock, AR
August 16, 2016
Gary Don Tate, 67, went to Heaven to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Gary is preceded in death by his father, Park E. Tate. He is survived by his mother, Mildred Tate Ellard; sister, Diane Kerr; step-son, Adam Tate; and dear friend, Jacque Reese; and many relatives.
Gary graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1966, quarterbacking there and at Arkansas A&M-Monticello. He worked in the concrete construction business right out of college until recently. Gary and his friends enjoyed and helped each other.
Funeral Service is 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 20, 2016 at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home Chapel, 13801 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Arkansas (501)224-8300. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation is 1:00 P.M. prior to service.
I am very sorry for your loss. Gary and I go back to grade school, junior high, and high school and we were neighbors and friends.
Great all around friend R.I.P.
Sorry to hear about Gary. We were team mates at A&M Monticello. May God be with his family and friends.
We were fortunate to meet Gary last year at the UTEP game in Fayetteville at our tailgate. We can honestly say, he was one of a kind and felt like family. Rest in peace Gary. We love you.
Rest in peace dear friend. I will miss your 3 a.m. phone calls reminiscing about the fun times at ARKANSAS A AND M. What a great athlete, fraternity brother and friend - you will be missed.
Tater was a good friend a great athlete and a pretty fair duck hunter. We had some good times!
Gary Tate was one of the best friends I could have asked for for the short time that I knew him. He took me under his wing the first day that we met and taught me much more than just the ins and outs of concrete. He will be greatly missed. There will never be another like Gary D. Tate.
WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES TO MRS. MILLI, DIANE,
ADAM, JACQUE AND FAMILY. TATER HAS BEEN MORE LIKE A
BROTHER TO ME THAN A FRIEND. GONNA MISS TILL WE MEET
AGAIN
It is with a heavy heart that I receive the news of the passing of my brother in Christ, Tate, as he asked me to call him. I will miss him along with his kindness and his beautiful, heartfelt worship to our Lord Jesus. May the peace that passeth all understanding warm the hearts of those nearest and dearest to him, as it also comforts during this time of loss; his Mom, his family, and his friends. With heartfelt condolence, Terri Burks
I will my miss my friend. I will smile on the good times and remember his kind heart forever. He was one of a kind.
What a fun person to be around . He taught me a lot at U A M football . I could wright book on our time at U A M , he was a genious on the football field , R I P my friend .
I am so sorry for your loss. Gary and I played football together at A&M-Monticello. I still to this day tell stories about Gary, as you know he was a real cut up. I wish, I would have keep in touch with him but as we all go our separate ways we loose touch with those who had some part in molding our lives and that is the sad part.
It was my great pleasure to play football with Gary Tate in college. He was exceptional, outstanding, exciting, a winner and easy to be his friend.
He was a great guy. Played on American legion team with him.
GOOD GUY--GREAT FRIEND--WILL MISS HIM GREATLY. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH MRS TATE AND ALL THE FAMILY