Becky and Bob Gates Marriage Profile

Here's information about Becky and Bob Gates' marriage.

Robert Michael Gates: September 25, 1943 in Wichita, Kansas.

Rebecca "Becky" W ?: ?

Becky and Robert Gates met on a blind date during the summer of 1966 while they were students at the University of Indiana.

He proposed in October 1966 while on a trip to San Antonio, Texas.

Bob about his marriage proposal: "At the end of that trip to San Antonio for Air Force officer training, I gave her a ring and asked her to marry me. I don't think she was too excited to accept, but she did."
Source: TheBatt.com

1966.
Source: "Robert M. Gates." Newsmakers 1992, Issue Cumulation. Gale Research, 1992.

Family Picture: 9/23/06 -- Bob and Becky Gates, Eleanor and Brad, and Bob's mother, Mrs. Gates

Becky and Bob have two children:

• Bradley "Brad" Robert Gates: Born c.1980. Recently graduated from Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.

• Eleanor Marie Gates: Born c.1975. Eleanor lives in Seattle and works for a bank.

Becky: Becky worked in administrative roles in colleges before retiring in 1994.

Bob: Author, President of Texas A&M University, Director of Central Intelligence, Confirmed as Secretary of Defense on 12/6/2006.

From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
by Robert M. Gates

Bob and Becky moved to the Mount Vernon, Washington area in 1994 and built a lakefront home on Big Lake.

When Bob became president of Texas A&M University, they moved to College Station, Texas, but kept their home in Mount Vernon. They also have a home on Orcas Island in Washington state.

"According to a Gates relative, the family still has the Big Lake home and considers it their permanent residence. Robert Gates plans to return to Big Lake at the end of Bush's term, if his nomination is approved."
Source: Seattle Times

Becky about having the A&M Children's Center named after her, 6/2006: "When both parents have to work, good childcare becomes very important. I have a couple of children who are adults now, but if I hadn't had good child care when they were young, it would have been much harder, if not impossible, for me to work in my profession."
Source: TheBatt.com