Merle Edward Gates, 69, of Wichita, retired West High School teacher, died Monday, April 28, 1986. (Wichita Eagle, April 30, 1986)

Wichita Eagle: Merle Gates Didn’t Have to Fish for Reason to Love Nature

Memorial: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18226849