Bodybuilding Weekly: Derek Gates, Amateur Bodybuilder, Passes Away

Derek Gates, Amateur Bodybuilder, Passes Away
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Hardbodies News on 09 December, 2008 02:06:00
 
December 9, 2008
Special for Bodybuilding Weekly
Derek Gates, the husband of reigning Figure Olympia champion and IFBB
professional figure competitor Jennifer Gates, passed away suddenly on Monday,
December 8th.
Memorial services will be held from 3pm to 8pm on Thursday the 11th and the
funeral will be at noon on Friday the 12th, both local Indianapolis time.  The
location is as follows:
Flanner and Buchanan
2950 N. High School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46224Jen was in her early 20’s and divorced with a young son
when she met Derek while studying in nursing school.  The two married a few
years later and had a daughter Adelyn.  Derek was also a competitive
bodybuilder, and competed with Jen in her first show in 2001. Derek was a
builder for Gates Homes for 13 years and most recently worked for Ray Skillman
Auto Centers.  He was a member of J.P. Premier Fitness Club and attended Spirit
of Life Church in Martinsville.
Derek's survivors include Jen, his three children, Adelyn Jade Gates, Peyton
Jones, and Belhamie Walls, his parents Belinda Darlene Burnett and Larry C.
Gates; a stepmother, Gale Gates, grandparents Catherine and Charles Gates and
Hazel England, his two sisters Erin Burnett and Sara Thompson, and his brother,
Larry Sean Gates.
For more information, please see Jennifer's web site, JennGates.com.