Obituary of Gates Willis Barnet

GATES W. BARNET Gates W. Barnet, age 82, of Delmar, NY died on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY. Born in Albany, NY, Mr. Barnet was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of the Milne School, Albany, NY. Gates was a photographer for the Albany Times Union (1949-1957) and had been the proprietor of the former Barnet's Toy Store in Latham Shopping Center and Northway Mall, Colonie, NY (1957-1974). He is survived by a son David G. Barnet and his wife Julia Richards of Delmar, NY and a daughter Nancy Adams and her fiancée Robert Brown of Clifton Park, NY. He was the grandfather of James and Anna Barnet and Lena Adams. [Myrna Y. Becker former wife] Gates was predeceased by his beloved sister Marion Cummings and brother-in-law Robert M. Cummings of Montreal, Canada. Services at the Levine Memorial Chapel, 649 Washington Avenue in Albany on Friday, February 3, 2012 at 1:30pm. Interment will follow in the Beth Emeth Cemetery in Loudonville, NY Those wishing to remember Gates in a special way may make a memorial contribution to Community Hospice of Albany, 445 New Karner Road Albany, NY 12205 or Guilderland Senior Services., Guilderland Town Hall, 2nd floor, PO Box 339, Guilderland, NY 12084 Mr. Barnet's family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the staff at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital as well as the staff at Kenwood Manor in Delmar. They also wish to thank his doctors, Dr. Michael Wolff, Dr. David Shaffer and Dr. Todd Doyle for kindnesses shown during his recent illness..