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Lee Gates III, MD, 67, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at his home. Lee was born on June 7, 1940 in Denver, CO to Lee Gates, Jr. and Edith (Larsen) Gates. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Walla Walla College in Washington in 1963 and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Loma Linda University in 1970. Dr. Gates worked as a clinical pathologist at Lovelace Medical Center from 1978 until his retirement in 2006. While there he served as Chairman of the Pathology Department for many years. Lee was a member of the Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church since 1990, where he was actively involved in the music department. He is survived by his two children, Warren Gates of Seattle, WA, and Heather Wilson and husband, Lance of Santa Rosa, CA; and their three children; his father, Lee Gates, Jr. and step-mother, Delphine Gates, both of Grand Junction, CO; brother, Garry Gates of Placerville, CA; sister, Sandra Drobny of Grand Junction, CO; and many other relatives and friends. Services will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2008, 10:00 a.m., at Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2201 Estancia Dr. NW, with private burial following. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 3411 Candelaria Rd. NE, Suite M, Albuquerque, NM 87107 or to It Is Written, The Kalahari Water Well Project at www.itiswritten.com. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333 www.frenchmortuary.com
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