Dr. Paul H. Gates

Dr. Paul Henry Gates, a resident of Dedham for 60 years, died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham.  He was 87.  Paul was born August 22, 1925 in Douglas, Massachusetts, a son of the Reverend Dr. Aaron Avery Gates and Eva Edna (Smallman) Gates.  He attended college for two and a half years before being drafted into the US Army during World War Two.  Paul fought in battles in the Rhineland, Ardennes, and in Central Europe and was awarded the Purple Heart.  He was honorably discharged in 1946.  He resumed his college studies and graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut with the Class of 1947 and from Tufts Medical School with the Class of 1951.  Paul worked as a physician in general practice from 1952 to 1997.  From 1977 to 1987 he served as the Medical Director for the Foxboro, Company, and from 1971 until 1997 he served as a Medical Examiner for the First District of Norfolk County.  Paul is survived by his wife, Barbara Louise (Zaiser) Gates; his two sons, Paul H. Gates Jr. PHD, and his wife Diane K. Gates, of Boone, North Carolina, and Jonathan D. Gates, MD, and his wife Christine D. Gates, of Walpole; and his two grandchildren, Alexander Avery Gates, and Jillian Reid Gates.  He was the brother of the late James Gates, the late Margaret Sigmon, the late Kathleen Regnier, and the late Gwendolyn Colpitts.  Private burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Stoughton.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Memorial Service Saturday, February 2nd at 11 AM at the Allin Congregational Church, 683 High Street, Dedham.  In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Friends of the Dedham Public Library (Endicott Branch), Dr. Paul H. Gates Memorial, 43 Church Street, Dedham, MA 02026.