Danny D. Gatewood

Danny D. Gatewood, 67, of Key West, Florida, formerly of Decatur, Nebraska, died Thursday, May 24, 2018, at his home in Key West, while in his recliner looking out on his "million dollar ocean-view".

Danny was born August 14, 1950. He graduated from Lyons-Decatur Northeast High School and Little Priest Tribal College in Winnebago, Nebraska. He married Cheryl Finnell in 1969, with whom he had two children. He later married a country-western singer, Natalie "Frankie" Compton.

He spent a winter living in a cave in North Dakota, which he spent hunting black bear, before moving back to Decatur and living in a school bus. He then lived for two years in Hawaii and traveled across the U.S. on motorcycle with his cousin, John Gatewood, before settling in Key West.

Danny worked many jobs, including a heavy equipment operator, chef, real estate agent, commercial fisherman, and lastly as a taxi driver for 20 years. He was also a schrimsander, and was proud to have sold his work to Kenny Chesney and Andrew Zimmern.

He is survived by his sons, Tim (Tracy) Gatewood of Wahoo, Nebraska, and David (Chelsea) Gatewood of Yutan, Nebraska; four grandchildren, Tim, Taylor, Tessa and Sarah; his mother and step-father, Barb and Jerry Bates of Decatur; siblings, Diane Fox of Moline, Peg and Mike Bucy of Decatur, and Rebecca and Bill Cotton of Hubbard, Nebraska; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Dale Gatewood, a niece, Stephanie Dahl, and a cousin, Joe Penney.

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