Rev. Gates was born on January 7, 1961 and passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.

Rev. Gates was a resident of Indiana at the time of passing.

After France, Jerome moved stateside and he attended school in East St. Louis, Illinois and later in South Bend, Indiana where he graduated from James Whitcomb Riley High School in 1980.

Visitation will be 9:00am EST, Saturday, October 7, 2017 at New Horizons Outreach Ministry Church 56165 Mayflower Road, South Bend, Indiana. Visitation at the New Horizons Outreach Ministry from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM on October 7, 2017

His contributions to this world as a family man, business entrepreneur, mentor, and citizen all testify that he shaped his life according to God's command that we use our lives to make a difference for others.