Renowned South Side funeral director Lafayette Gatling Sr. has died.
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Gatling’s family announced that he died Tuesday. Born in 1940, Gatling went on to build three Gatling Funeral Homes – including one at 10133 S. Halsted St. where many Chicago families who lost their loved ones to violence held their funerals. Gatling offered the families hope and healing, and sometimes conducted their funeral arrangements for free.
Gatling was a native of Seaboard, North Carolina. His mother passed away when he was 5 years old, while his father, Raymond Gatling, was away fighting in World War II.“It was through this traumatic experience of losing his mother and waiting six months for his father that the 5-year-old Lafayette envisioned providing comfort to those experiencing the loss of their loved one.
Gatling his survived by his wife, Marguerite, three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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