George Tate

GEORGE TATE IDAHO FALLS, ID -- George Ray Tate, 59, of Idaho Falls, died April 7, 2007, after being injured while training one of his horses – something he loved to do. George was born December 25, 1947, in Hagerman, Idaho, the youngest of four children of Samuel and Constance (Dolly) van Kaenel Tate. He was raised in Hagerman, graduated in 1966 from Hagerman High, and attended classes at the College of Southern Idaho. High school is where he met his future wife, Linda Davidson. They were married February 14,1970 in Hagerman, then made their home in Idaho Falls, where they raised their four children – Nikki, Samuel Cody Jerad, Kimberly, and Kasey. George completely focused his intellect and personality into all his business ventures – whatever he put his hand to became a success. After managing the local Ben Franklin store he decided to become an entrepreneur. He and a partner started up a brand new business known as Trim Line (now Auto Trim Design) here in Idaho Falls, Utah and Florida. After selling that business he operated a Rug Doctor franchise. Finally George found the career he really loved – real estate. Again pouring himself into his work, he became a top selling realtor for ReMax Homestead Realty. George loved the wilderness, especially the Selway country, where he could pack in his horse, hunt and fish, and enjoy the unspoiled beauty of creation. He loved playing cards with friends and was a legendary Pinochle player. His friends will miss those times. As a young man George wanted to know more about the Bible and his creator. He became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1971 and tried his best to live by God’s standards. Through the years he served as an elder, planned food service for large assemblies, helped stage Bible dramas, and taught other people to learn more about what the Bible teaches. George loved people. Whether it was to listen, to counsel, or to help in a practical way, George was available and ready to extend himself for others. His kind and generous nature will always be remembered. George is survived by his wife of 37 years, Linda; and his four children: Nikki and Larry of Jerome, Cody and Lindsy, Kimberly and Hoku, and Kasey, all of Idaho Falls. He adored his four grandchildren, Tyanne, Riley, Charlie, and Aniston. He is also survived by his mother, Constance (Dolly) of Jerome; his sister, Judy of San Miguel, Mexico, his brothers, Fred and Allan; and numerous nieces and nephews who thought the world of him. Memorial Services for George will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1480 Jefferson Avenue, Idaho Falls. ---------------------------------------- Condolences received online: JoAn Long JLong7@aol.com Linda and family - my heart broke at the news of George's death. As the obituary said, he was doing what he loved. Not many of us will be able to say that. I am sorry I will be unable to be there for the service as I am out of State, currently. I will have you all in my prayers. Sincerely, JoAn Long Phil and Rayetta McInturf pmcinturf@onewest.net Our hearts are broken along with yours. George was a wonderful person and will truly be missed. Keep your chin up and remember there are better things to come. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We love you. Phil and Rayetta McInturf Sally Amar samar7880@msn.com I am so sorry to hear of your loss. George was a wonderful friend and co-worker with a heart of gold. I will always remember him for his wonderful gentleness, kindness and great smile. My heart goes out to all of you, Sincerely, Sally Amar Kellie Benedik (Lightowler) kmb489@yahoo.com George left behind a thousand moments that will live in peoples hearts forever. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. My heart goes out to you. Kellie, Joel, & Zachary Benedik Jeri Lambert jplambert@charter.net The news of George's death has darkened my thoughts for the last couple of days. I cannot begin to imagine how you must feel, but please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I have nothing but love for you and your family. In my thoughts. Jeri John & Tamra Brabec Brabecs@juno.com Our sympathy and prayers go out to you and your family. George was our realtor on 3 separate occasions, but he was not just our realator we considered him our friend. He was a honorable and good man. We enjoyed knowing George and he will be missed. Jack and Sally Fangsrud Dear Linda and kids, we wanted to express how very sad we were to hear of George's accident. How quickly things change in this system. Just remember there is a worldwide brotherhood able and willing to offer their support and love. Our hearts and prayers are with you, Sally and Jack Fangsrud Edward Bright bright360@juno.com The Bright family will miss a truly great friend to our family.To Linda and family we send our deepest sympathy's our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love Ed Judy and Family Doug & Yvonne White whitehse837@yahoo.com Dear Family, Our heart goes out to each and every one of you. We learned of George's accident just today and were greatly shocked and saddened by your loss. We met George several years ago driving through Idaho Falls and he became our Real Estate Agent in your area. We met almost every year for lunch at Johnny Carino's and were planning on meeting up with him again this summer. We will continue to keep your family in our prayers. God bless you all. Doug and Yvonne White Amber Rolph & Jacki Scott (Don and Fern Scott) bigclayfan4eva@yahoo.com or jackirnn@msn.com Dear Linda and kids, We are VERY sorry to hear what has happened to George . . . it's just a shock to us like it is to you. If you need anyone to talk to, you are welcome to call us. Mom's in the phone book (it's Scott now, but you can try Rolph too . . . Mom got a divorce last year from Craig and I'm living with her now . . . (long story). But we are sorry to hear what has happened. Take care . . . Love, Amber & Jacki Linda Ortiz linda_ortiz60@yahoo.com My heartfelt condolences to all the family of Mr.Tate. I met George in 1999 he sold me my first home, I was very pleased with his help. Once again I am very sorry for your loss. Amanda Love amanda.love@century21.com I am so sorry for your loss. I recently lost a brother too. He also was doing what he loved. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Mark Walker pjw@jmw.myrf.net I worked with George at RE/MAX. I would like to let you know that I am sending my deepest sympathy for your loss. He was a great person. If there is anything that I can do please let me know. Sincerely, Mark and Family Greg Vinnola gvinnola@remax.net We all will miss George, he truly was a great friend to me and all that he worked with. We want the family to know they can call on any of us here at RE/MAX to help out in any way. George will be deeply missed here, and we truly hope the family knows how that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Tricia Murphy tiaowen@cableone.net I didn't know George for very long, but he was so kind and friendly. I knew upon first meeting him that he as a good person. I am so sorry for your loss. Your family is in my prayers and thoughts. Rick Anderson rlbruanderowe@hotmail.com Every time we lose "one of the good ones" the world is certainly worse off for it. George was one of these good ones. Always kind to me. You all are in my heart and prayers. Ranie's brother, Rick Anderson Daniel Tad Lanni dlanni@houston.rr.com Dearest Linda and Family. Im so sorry and deeply saddened by the loss of George. He was by far the best and (coolest) Uncle a nephew could ever want. In behalf of me and my wife Dawn and two boys Tad and Dustin we will dearly miss him. What I will miss and remember the most about him were his genuine caring personality to everyone he came in contact with, his "Clint Eastwood" style softspokeness, his smile that I can still see and his wonderful laugh that i can still hear when i think of him. George always found a way to make you feel special. He was better than anyone I know at thinking of the other person. When I was a toddler he would love to throw pillows on the carpet and laugh as I would dance around on them. I would put his cowboy boots on as soon as he took them off, Even though each boot would take up my whole leg, I didnt care if it was hard to walk in them because they were my "Uncle Georges." As I got older the intriguing part of him never faded. In part because I feel he was such a kid on the inside still. He grew older wondrously, but never forgetting what is was like to be a kid. Uncle George had everything a boy would want, including fascinating stories to go with each item. When I was last up In Idaho Falls we spoke of our love for fishing, he promised that next time I was up he would take me on a float trip down henrys north fork? to do some fishing. Something I wish we could of done together. Thats just how he was, always thinking about others and giving of himself, giving the very best at his disposal to those he cared about most. I want the whole world to know how much I loved him, and If you never had the pleasure to meet my Uncle George, he sure was a great loveable guy. the type of guy that comes around far too infrequently in our short lives. He sure left an Impression on me and a huge void now that he's gone. But Its comforting to know that he's in Jehovah's memory. At the resurrection, I long to be one of the first to welcome him back with a great big hug and tell him how much I've missed him, and catch up on some of the fishing we never got to do. The intriguing part of him has never faded for me and never will. PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL. He always made me feel special. But all those memories I have of him, there isnt one that just jumps out and bites you. It just seems that great moments often catch us unaware, beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one. My Deepest Sympathy to: Linda, Nikki, Cody, Kimberly, and Kasey. Grandma Dolly, Mom, Uncle Alan, Uncle Freddie, Lonnie, and the rest of the (gang) extended family members including all my cousins, Neice & Nephews and their families. I'm so sorry I won't be able to attend the services in person since I just started a new job. However my thoughts and prayers are with all of you. OOOOOXXXXXXXX I'm sending ya'll a big texas size hug. Love Daniel Tad Lanni & Family: Dawn, Tad, Dustin. dlanni@houston.rr.com 21818 Silverbrook Lane Katy, Texas 77449 281-492-6975 Brett Manwaring - HomePointe Real Estate brett@brettmanwaring.com We are all saddened at the sudden loss of George's life. We admired and respected George for his hard work and devotion to his church and family. May the Lord bless you all. John Lanni debbie_lanni@yahoo.com Dear Linda and family; I'm so sorry to hear of the great loss to your family, and to all of us, George. What a loving man. Upon his father's request (he asked me near the end of his life), to look after George and to get him started in life. I am so happy to have done so as I and his sister, Judy, were able to see him get started in life and to grow into manhood. As being a Jehovah Witness, we believe we will see George once again, as the Bible says at John 11:25, he will be resurrected into life. It's a time we can all look forward to, to see his wonderful smile and the sparkle in his eyes. George will be long remembered. Our prayers go out to you and your family. John Lanni and family S Lanni sales@poolkingusa.com George, You will always be remembered as my favorite uncle of all times. I remember the day you bought me one of those gas powered airplanes that I crashed. I remember the night you let me sleep in your expensive sleeping bags in the snow outside your house. The memories I have are greater than I could ever possibly write in this forum. Just know that you will always be my Uncle George and I love you very much. Steve, Rachel, Angelo, Evan Jean Henninger jeanh@highdesertrealtors.com George will be missed so much. I have had a few cross sales with George and always enjoyed doing business with him. He was always professional and had a great sense of humor. My heart goes out to all the family George left behind. Love to all, Jean Henninger Bebe Hitz bhitz@ida.net Dear Linda & family, I would like to express my deepest sympathy to you and the family. George had his office right next to mine and we quite often 'hollered' back and forth to each other, usually just wise cracks. He had a great sense of humor. I will always remember the lilt in his voice- "Well, Hello", he'd always say, when his clients would call or stop by. I don't think I ever saw him when he was in a bad mood, which seems to plague this industry. He always had a smile for everyone. It's very hard to be in the office now and walk right by his empty room. He had the habit of leaving his window open all the time. He loved that fresh air, but he froze the rest of us out! We were always having 'window wars'! We will miss him very much!! My thoughts are with you in this difficult time, Bebe Hitz Dennis and Janette Stevens dennisst@ida.net We are truly sorry for your loss. We will miss George's happy and charismatic personality as well as his exemplary character, honesty and fair minded attitude. We have always respected his professional manner and ethical conduct throughout his career. He was a good friend and we always appreciated our association with him. He will be missed! Sincerely, Dennis and Janette Stevens Kathy Larson Chick chkweed@yahoo.com Dear Linda and family, Mel and I were so sorry to hear about George's accident and death. We want you to know that we will be thinking of you even more during this time of grief and change. I do not know what I would do if I were in the same situation as you, but I know that faith in and the love of Christ will get you through all that is yet to come. Hang in there and know there are others around to help comfort you, talk to, even laugh with. We haven't seen you for so many years, but you have not been forgotten or not thought of! Just last week I was thinking of you and George, Linda! Wondering if you were still in Idaho Falls and what you were doing. Now I know and it is sad to think that I have not acted on impressions that I have received to contact people from "the past". Know, also, that better days will come again, life goes on (as George would want it to, I'm sure), and there is a purpose in this life and in the life yet to come. Mel and I have 2 of our 7 children living in Idaho Falls at this time. Nels, our youngest son, works for some video company making commercials and editing videos and sound. Melyni(Powell), our youngest daughter and child, is working for a realtor (I think a ReMax guy)as office help. She and her husband will probably be moving from there this summer as he will graduate from college. We will be up that way for the graduation in May. If possible, it would be nice to meet up for a few minutes. Let me know. I look much the same but have put on weight! Mel is white headed and is losing weight! If there is ever anything that we can do for you, please let us know. Right now, we will remember you and your family in our prayers. --Love, Kathy Hollis Henry hollis@henry.myrf.net Hello, I am a Realtor at WinStar Realty. I am relatively new in the business and didn't have the opportunity to work directly with George. I do, however, want to extend my heartfelt condolences to your family. I am so sorry for your loss. Everyone who knew George (people that I've encountered) had only the best things to say about his character and the individual he was. The Real Estate community in Idaho Falls will be less without his presence. Kindest Regards, Hollis Henry WinStar Realty ChefLorrie@verizon.net I was saddened today to learn about Uncle George's death. I have fond memories of him teaching my daughter Heather to ride when she was young. I wish that I was able attend, but my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. He was a great man and will sadly be missed. Love to everyone. Lorrie, Karl, Heather & Hunter Kenneth Lanni sales@poolkingusa.com George was more than my uncle he was my favorite Idaho . I have sat numb for several days flooded with thousands of memories filled with the man from melon valley. Linda, the first time we met George had you over to the house and I said Hi Gail!!! A previous girl friend as I remember for this embarrassing moment. George passed it off with his trademark grin....so many moments of your lives you both shared . . . .your wedding day I was your candle boy... you were pushed in a wheel barrow with tin cans through the streets of Hagerman, you jumped in a car and a wild chase through town and country ensued...George & Linda always put family first when on that night I ran into a bob wire fence trying to run behind a tree and Grampa's house George & Linda would not leave to start there honey moon... staying at my side until I was stitched up and home safe and sound.... asking nothing in return George gave freely to all of us. Today as George would have wanted, not cry today but to rejoice in the fact he lived life to the fullest and lived life well. I believe in angels and I believe today the angels will weep for our sorrows and the passing of a good man.. a man from melon valley. Theresa Jeffries Nichols tgjeff@aol.com Some people walk through life and leave their footprints on your heart. That was George. So many of his old school friends have been calling and emailing all week, reminiscing about the old days. George was so funny and fun loving. We, the old gang, have been laughing between our tears. We are spread from Toronto to Anaheim and all in between, but we all wish you the same thing and that is to be glad that you had so many good years and wonderful times with him. Your memories of George will always be in your hearts and they will make you smile. George was truly a great friend. Linda, to you and your children and grandchildren, our hearts go out to you. Also to Dolly, Freddie, Judy, Alan and their families. Theresa Nichols, Burnie & Patty Guenechia, Linda Spence, Laura (Cookie) Spencer and Teri Degler Carol Sponholz csponholz@roadrunner.com My husband and I were very good friends of Dolly Daniels. I don't know if you will remember us, but we know you. I am so sorry to hear about George. I am sure that Dolly is very grieved. We send our condolences to you and to Dolly. But what a way to go--doing something you love to do. Not that I am trying to minimize your grief, but as I get older I see some options that are better than getting old. We send you our condolences being in the truth, so we have a great hope for the future--what a blessing that is. Take care--we will be thinking about you in the days to come. Christian love, Bob & Carol Sponholz Janine Lonborg lonborgs@msn.com Dear Linda, I was so sorry to hear of your tragic loss. Even though, we can expect to see George again in the Paradise, it is still heartbreaking to lose a loved one. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I wish I were there to give you a hug. I always looked forward to seeing you especially when I went with Tami to the Idaho Falls meetings. Much Love, Janine Lonny Tate lon83332@yahoo.com I was very impressed with the service held for Uncle George last weekend. Even though we havn't kept in touch much over the years we are still Tates and his loss will be greatly missed by our family. To Linda and family, please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers . . . . . . Lonny Tate