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In loving memory of a wonderful man❣️
Here’s a few pictures of good times with JT….. he had an amazing spirit … you will never be forgotten and live in our hearts forever❤️
In loving memory
Jesse Thomas Bates
August 4, 1954 – July 3, 2020
Lived 65 years
Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens · Schererville, Indiana
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1954
Born August 4
1954
Birth
1959
Jesse was 5 when Barbie made her debut
1964
Jesse was 10 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1972
Married Denise Elaine Noel
1974
Christian Thomas born
1976
Jesse was 22 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1977
Jennifer Marie born
1979
Jessica Lee born
1982
Jesse was 28 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1994
Jesse was 40 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Natalie Faye Kirby born (first grandchild)
2001
Alex David Finck born (grandchild)
2003
Matthew Thomas Bates born (grandchild)
2003
Madelyn Grace Kirby born (grandchild)
2004
Allison Kyle Bates born (grandchild)
2005
Jesse was 51 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2006
Jordan Lindsay Finck born (grandchild)
2010
James Herman Finck born (grandchild)
2014
Jesse was 60 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2020
Death
2020
Passed away July 3, age 65
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Singing with papa
I sung Bad Day with him at my aunt's wedding
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