Lois Gatehouse

February 16, 1936 - August 21, 2019

Lois Thompson Gatehouse was born and raised in La Crescenta, California. She graduated high school from Berkeley School for the Deaf and then graduated from Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. with a B.A. in teaching. Lois met her husband in college, married, moved to teach at the Baxter School for the Deaf in Maine. She and her family moved to CA where she taught and retired at the CA School for the Deaf in Fremont at 70 yrs old. Because of her love of teaching, Lois started teaching ASL(American Sign Language) at Los Medinas College in Brentwood where she was to teach another ASL class for fall semester when she died suddenly on the evening of Wednesday 8/21/19. Lois was 83. She became a born again Christian in 1979 and dedicated her life to the Lord. Lois had a heart of gold and a million-dollar smile. She made you feel special and genuinely loved you no matter who you were. Her door was always open to anyone who needed shelter, food or just a shoulder to cry on. Her faith was evident by her actions and we know she is happy because she is with her Lord. Lois is survived by her son, Gary Gatehouse, daughter, Jamie Gatehouse Ellison and her grandchildren, Krystal Van Buren, Gary Gatehouse Jr., Nick Gatehouse, Kaitlyn Ellison and Clay Ellison. She was truly loved and will be deeply missed.