James ‘Jim’ Gates, Jr., age 60, of
Boone, died April 20, 2015, from
complications of prostate cancer, at
the Riverside Manor South in Ames.
For 39 years, he was employed at
Danfoss Power Solutions in Ames. He
presently worked as a Quality Control
Technician.
Jim loved playing pedal steel guitar
and banjo.
Jim also loved country music, flower
gardening, and spending time with his
family.
He was an avid railroad enthusiast and
built an elaborate HO scale model
railroad.
Jim was a lifelong ham radio operator
and enjoyed building ham radio
equipment.
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