Colonel Theodore “Ted” Lewis Gatchel of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on August 14, 2021, at the age of 82, after a courageous eight-year battle with cancer and, later, Alzheimer’s. Ted is survived by his wife of 58 years, Vance Hayes Gatchel, who was by his side when he passed, his two sons, Banks and wife Kim Gatchel, Lee and wife Sarah Gatchel, five grandchildren: Alden, Will, Avery, Van and Alex, and his sister, Mary Jane Huffman, husband Randy and … Continue reading RIP Colonel Theodore “Ted” Lewis Gatchel