Deacon Elvin "Doc" Pate Sr. archived PATE Deacon Elvin (Doc) Pate Sr. passed on to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. He was employed at Winn Dixie Warehouse before he opened his auto mechanic shop E- Pate Tire Shop on the corner of Estalote and Amite where he was... More Published in The Times-Picayune on August 13, 2010   Picture available at http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary-search.aspx?daterange=99999&lastname=pate&countryid=1&stateid=21&affiliateid=2.