Gary Cates:
CLASS OF 1968
Metropolitan High SchoolClass of 1968
Little rock, AR
Gary's Story
Joined the Navy in 1969,briefly saw VietNam,Thailand,Okinawa,Guam,Midway, and Bermuda as a Seabee Builder 3rd Class,I worked on hooches,barracks,churches,Runways,Guard Towers, Ammo Dumps and poured miles of concrete for Navy and Marine Bases. Been married since 1974 to my best friend and the strength of my life Margie James we have two daughters and three grandkids.Our paths crossed all through high school but we never met till I got out of the Navy.We enjoy each others company and we enjoy traveling on short trips, shopping, auctioneering,Vegas,and Florida.I Dirt Track raced for awhile, just about broke me Then I raised, broke and sold horses as a hobby till a couple of them almost broke me in half(had 28 at one point it was as close to a full time job as my RR job ,I spent up to 5 hours everyday then in a saddle as it kept my mind off the RR as I constantly had some kind of Union Quarrel with them). I had always hunted some and I enjoyed the peace,quiet, and excitement of Bow and Muzzle loading Deer Hunting, it's more than just a fall thing for me now. I head to the woods every chance I get to walk,check my cameras for pictures...Expand for more
and see where the deer are moving, cultivate food plots and enjoy the company of my deer camp buddies. Retired in 2000 after 30 years with the Union Pacific RR and The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers as a Union Rep. We have a small acreage with 1 horse and a donkey that I like to hear bray. I'm enjoying life at the pace we keep,slow and most times blissful. Some of the worst times in my younger life have led to some of the best in my mid life,and some of the events I thought were bad were just page turners to the best.(You know we're all near if not 60 and they put these sideline advertisements on this site to Meet Sexy Singles, I bet the girls pictured would be thrilled to meet a gray haired, balding,pot bellied, old fart,I guess it gives some of us hope, Ha). One of our other pastimes is our rental properties,checking on them making sure everything is kept up and of course collecting rent. This year is the first year I've harvested Deer with a Bow,Crossbow ,Muzzle Loader and a Modern Gun,I love it. I gave the biggest part of them away as the two of us won't eat that much and there are alot of people in need now.
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