Gayle Gayoso Yates, 69, was born in a log cabin built by her grandparents on September 25, 1945. She entered eternal rest on June 22, 2015. Gayle was brought up in Texas, and won a scholarship to St. Mary's University at 16. She double-majored in math and chemistry, and after graduating with honors worked as a Geodesist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Antonio Field Office from 1966 through 1969.She then moved to Florida with her beloved husband Roger Yates to Eglin Air Force Base and then his hometown of Tallahassee. After knowing each other for less than three weeks, they had a marriage that lasted 46 years. Roger had to ship out to Saigon immediately, so they only saw each other once their first year; they met in Hawaii for his state-side R and R. Together they raised five children; two sons, Michael Yates (and wife Ashley) and Daniel Yates; and three daughters, Brenda Yates, Jennifer Deaton (and husband Jonathan), and Laura Baas (and husband Richard).Gayle passed on her love of music to all her children; she was skilled at the piano and her beautiful singing voice was frequently heard playing her favorite hymns. She is survived by her her husband and children; sisters, Marthel and Alice Gayoso, brother Leon Gayoso (and wife Norma). She was predeceased by her sister-in-law Faye Yates Brantley (and husband Franklin), but is also survived by her sister-in-law June Yates Joiner (and husband Charles) and many nieces and nephews. With her love and genius affinity for numbers, Gayle worked at several tax preparation and bookkeeping businesses before deciding to return to graduate school at the age of 51 for a master's in business.She earned honors there as she had as an undergraduate, and would pass all four parts of the CPA exam her first time. She ran her own tax preparation business afterward, but always said her favorite job had been raising her children. She taught them everything from reading a sewing pattern to quadratic equations to the uses of chemistry and physics in housekeeping and cooking.Gayle had a natural ability to explain a concept regardless of the age level, and never answered a question with "because." If she didn't know an answer, she would look it up, and encouraged all her children to ask questions and seek answers. Her unending patience, cheerfulness, and brilliant mind will be sorely missed.
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