Eugene Gates worked for the United States Postal Service for nearly 40 years according to his wife Carla Gates. S
is mourning the loss of an employee who died during his route in a Dallas neighborhood on Tuesday, the company confirms.The cause of death hasn't been determined by the medical examiner, but heat could be a factor. Tuesday's heat index reached 115 degrees. That's the highest in DFW since 1980.
A resident of the Lakewood neighborhood where Gates was working, Chase Thomas, says he is heartbroken to hear of someone losing his life while simply doing his job. "It's definitely sad you know,” Thomas said. “This time of year it can be dangerous being out in the heat in the afternoon." "This has been also a rather unusual stretch for us here in Dallas with this much humidity,” Thomas said. “We're not used to that."
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