Birth date: Aug 18, 1944 Death date: Mar 22, 2024
William Edward Gateley Jr, age 79, passed away on March 22, 2024, in Richardson, Texas. He was born in the Philippines, Luzon Island. Bill was preceded in death by his father William Edward Gateley, Sr. and brother Larry T. Gatel Read Obituary
I remember him being a very nice man and I know that my mom was very fond of him. They worked together at Texas Instruments and she thought very highly of him and would want me to say how much she enjoyed his time and his humor. She thought that he was a great person and very smart! Now she'll be able to tell that to him in person when he gets there, rest in heaven William ❤️
Jr., Bill Jr. that’s what I remember him as. I fondly remember his visits to Arkansas. Always loved being with him. One vivid memory, we were traveling in his Chevy lI down interstate 40 from Little Rock to Conway. Jr wasn’t about to let anyone pass him on the interstate. Out of nowhere appeared a Nash Rambler keeping pace, this lasted for miles. As we exited I-40 pulling up behind us at the light none other than Rambler. As the light changed to green Jr pulled out, but the Rambler blew up, think the radiator blew or a hose. In retrospect we should have gone back to help, but we were young and heading to Ma Grace’s for family and fun. Rest in peace JR. God bless and comfort your family
Love my big brother and will miss him so much. 60 years of memories, too many to share but I was your #1 karate partner from a very young age, I guess then I was made of rubber. He was a huge stinker and kidded with me constantly. His Red Chevy Nova was a cool car to ride in growing up. I loved joking with him about his huge amount of pens and pencils in his pocket protector! LOL!!! He even wore it on family reunions in Arkansas! Such a nerd! Working for Texas Instruments since the late 60’s he always told us he couldn’t tell us what he was engineering because it was a secret! It was that way forever! Miss you brother!
My grandpa I love you so much I miss you like crazy I was so happy you was getting well but god called your name before I even got to tell how happy I was for you … I’m glad you at peace now an not suffering anymore ima always be your #1 granddaughter grandpa I love you grandpa
TASHLEY GATELEY 😇🪽 ME AN YOUR GREAT GREAT KIDS WILL LOVE YOU FOR ETERNITY til we meet again grandpa
