Henley W. 'Buddy' Tate, Jr.

Mr. Tate was born in Knoxville, TN, and was a son of the late Henley W. and Aleene Newman Tate.  He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and a First Lieutenant in the Air Force. He was a teacher and coach at Webb School of Knoxville in the early 60's, later working for Hines Optical Company in Knoxville, until opening a branch lab in Asheville, NC.  Later, he owned and operated Western Carolina Optical Company.

He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Shaun Riley Tate;  two daughters and sons-in-law, Patti & Dan Tyrrell and and their children, Lauren and Conner, and Shirley and Dwaine Setzer and their children Stacey and Rachel;  a son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Teresa Tate and their children Tori and Trevor, and Tommy's daughter, Andrea;  his step-mother, Peggy Tate of Knoxville;  a brother, David Tate of  Wartburg, TN.

A memorial service will be at 4:00 pm Friday at Arden Presbyterian Church, where he was a member.

His family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service and request that memorials be made to Arden Presbyterian Church Mission Fund, 2215 Hendersonville Road, Arden, NC 28704;  Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 16, Asheville, NC 28802;  or to Thompson Cancer Survival Center, 1915 White Avenue, Knoxville, TN  37916.