Paul C. Tate

Paul Curtis Tate, 79, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas., passed away on April 10, 2016 at the Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock.

He was born in Versailles, Ky., July 10, 1936, to the late Claude E. Tate and Martha Curtis Tate.

Paul is preceded in death by his brother Claude Tate, Jr.

Survivors include his wife of ten years, Sylvia Buercklin Tate, Hot Springs Village, Ark.; three children: Mary-Paula Tate, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Timothy S. Tate, Bellingham, Wash.; Melanie Wyatt and son-in-law Rob Wyatt, Bothell, Wash.; grandson Andrew Adkins, Barboursville, W.V.; three stepdaughters: Maggie Moran, Kansas City., Mo.; Bett Burns, Somerville, Tenn.; Cindy Bost, Senatobia, Miss.;  stepson: Ken Bost, Jonesboro, Ark.; two great-grandchildren: Embree & Owen Adkins, Barboursville, W.V.; and several cousins, nephews, nieces and step-grandchildren.

He was a member of Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines, Hot Springs Village, Ark. where his wife is a lay minister. Since joining the church in his retirement years, he experienced a spiritual reawakening and came closer to God. The Lord’s message of forgiveness became a central message in his life. He relished his own Scottish ancestry and the ties it had to his Presbyterian faith.

He moved to Corpus Christi, Tx. as a young boy and later attended a private military high school. He attended St. Mary’s College in San Antonio where he studied engineering. He followed in his Dad’s footsteps and became a civil engineer.

Paul had an impressive 42 year career as a civil engineer in an occupation he truly loved. He later found many challenges achieving the status of a Senior Resident Manager which took him to far-flung projects and countries around the world: Iran, Aruba, Mauritania, Wales, the Phillipines, Chile, Algeria, Trinidad Tobago and Canada; and at least 12 U.S. states. He worked for such notable engineering companies as M.W. Kellogg, Parsons, Foster & Wheeler and Procon.

He was a world traveler who enjoyed visiting and working in new lands and seeing all the historical sights. He was especially fond of his time spent living in Wales and Chile. He enjoyed being a sharp dresser and had a fascination with collecting wrist watches. He was also fond of spending hours at a time debating and discussing politics, world events and football with his only son.

A memorial service will be held Sat. April 16, 2016, at 1pm at Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines in Hot Springs Village, Ark., followed by a reception. Paul’s ashes will be interred at the church’s Memorial Gardens. Arrangements entrusted to CedarVale Funeral Home.