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 Gates Family Headstone (George Gates) - Kansas City, Kansas Posted by:  iconions
N 39° 03.534 W 094° 39.763
15S E 356137 N 4324628
This large family headstone is for one of the founders of Kansas City Barbeque, George Gates. He is buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery 3300 Shawnee Drive in Kansas City, Kansas
Waymark Code: WMWAFM
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2017
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The family stone is of highly polished red granite with the words "Gates Family" and below is the World Famous Strutting Man in Tuxedo and Top Hat which is the symbol of Gates BBQ.
George W. Gates
1907 1960
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Gates Bar-B-Q is one of two Kansas City, Missouri restaurants (along with Arthur Bryant's) that trace their roots back to Henry Perry, founder of Kansas City barbecue.
Gates Bar-B-Q is a Kansas City original family restaurant that started in 1946. It has grown from a single store front at 19th & Vine to a family of six up-to-date restaurants throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area. This neighborhood saw the rise of the famous Henry Perry restaurant as well as the 18th & Vine Jazz District. Gates was founded by George and Arzelia Gates, their three children (Winnifred, Gwendolyn, and Ollie), and the cook, Arthur Pinkard, who had been a cook for Perry.
There are six Gates Bar-B-Q restaurants throughout the Kansas City area. They are easily marked by their unique red roof design and sauce bottles with the "man in full tuxedo top hat". The restaurant says its staff is trained at Gates College of Bar-B-Que Knowledge, better known as Rib Tech. The Gates Bar-B-Q headquarters are located at 4621 Paseo.
Since 1983, Gates has attempted distribution of their famous sauce across the country. In markets close to Kansas City, Gates' sauces maintain a substantial market share, but the distribution area has been severely limited due to high transportation costs. A number of determined former Kansas Citians around the country have had some limited success in persuading their local Walmart Supercenters to carry Gates Bar-B-Q Sauce, citing its availability in Kansas City area Walmart locations.
Wikipedia Entry for Gates BBQ
Is Gravestone Showing Occupation or Hobby?: Occupation
What is depicted occupation or hobby?: BBQ
Date of birth: 07/17/1907
Date of death: 06/06/1960
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