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MARINE CORPS

GySgt Ralph E. Pate, Jr.

06.2011

Ralph Pate sitting at a table with family around him

Messages

  • 02.08.2012

    Love ya dude! I know you and Dan are kicking it in heaven together watching over Kim and I.

    ~ Cody Patron | Jacksonville, NC
  • 12.06.2011

    Today I am saddened to find out that a good friend has passed away.
    to Gy Pate
    brother I miss u I know u r still right now doin good things from above watchin over all of us. Until we meet again Semper Fi
    myself and EJ served together on 2 seperate deployments to Iraq the 1st was prior to his EOD days and one when he LAT moved.
    love u MSgt Ricky”DEUCE2″ Humes

    ~ rick humes | 29 palms, CA
  • 08.17.2011

    Baby Brother,
    We love and miss you so much. So many of the people you worked with and came to love have mourned with us, laughed at your antics with us and celebrated with us the life that you lived. Your brothers and sisters in arms have taken good care of us and I am sure made you proud.
    I am so glad now that you lived in the moment and enjoyed life to the fullest every opportunity you got. I wouldn’t want to be sitting here now thinking you missed anything along the way.
    “Some people live an entire lifetime wondering if they’ve made a difference in the world, Marines don’t have that problem.” I found this quote made me smile, because that is one thing that I feel I can say with certainty about you baby boy – you made a difference in our world and our lives will never be the same again. I love you EJ.

    ~ DeeDee Pate Travis | Calais, ME