CHUGIAK, Alaska – Gerry Coates, 62, former resident of Hampden, died Jan. 26, 2007, in Anchorage, Alaska. Gerry had a great love for his family. He was a wonderful husband, son and father. He was in the Army and served in the Pentagon and Vietnam. He enjoyed traveling, boating, fishing, camping and coloring with his granddaughter. He is survived by his wife, Dolores; daughters, Krista Coates, Alicia Scott, Rebecca Servin and her husband, Brandon; granddaughters, Amber, Autumn, Tarah, Tianah and Cameryn; mother, Leah Foster; sisters, Lorraine Nealy and sister, Brenda Leighton and her husband, Alan.