Sherry Clynch
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Maryann Bates (wife)
After dad’s passing, she lived in Texas.
Robert Donald Bates Sr.
Robert Donald Bates Sr.
June 10, 1939 – February 7, 1998
Lived 58 years
Wright City · Wright city, Missouri
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Family milestones in gold, history for context
1927
Marriage of James Louis Bates & Elsie Chandler
1939
Born June 10
1945
Robert was 6 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1947
Robert was 8 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1955
Robert was 16 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat
1958
Robert was 19 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1963
Robert was 24 when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
1964
Switch man on railroad North western
1964
Marriage of Robert & Mary Ann Cress
1964
Robert was 25 when the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show
1965
Birth of Donald Robert Bates Jr.
1966
Birth of Sherry Lynn Bates
1968
Birth of Richard Joesph Bates
1970
Birth of Christopher Michael Bates
1971
Robert was 32 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1972
Birth of Gary Drew Bates
1974
Truck driver Almalgated
1974
car hauler Ford Allied - St.Louis
1978
Birth of Steven Matthew Bates
1996
Retirement from Allied
1998
Death of Robert Donald Bates
1998
Passed away February 7, age 58
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Mike’s birthday dinner
Mom, Steven(son) and others
Sherry ClynchShannon and Gary (son) sitting by mom.
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Snapchat
Dad and mom’s granddaughter Desirae.
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Kayla’s wedding
Dad and mom’s granddaughter Kayla
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South Padre Island
Mom moved to Harlingen Texas a few years after Dad Passed away. She loved the beach.
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Donny & Carol wedding
Dad stood up for Donny in 1987
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Dad’s 25th wedding anniversary
Dad loving on Desirae 1988
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Renewal of vows (Lewis) 1997
Father/ daughter dance He was in cancer treatment.
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Dad
Dad was 25 years old in this picture
Sherry Clynch
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Headstone
My dad’s headstone for him and in the future my mom.
Sherry Clynch
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Christmas 1992
Dad and mom happy to be with the family.
Sherry Clynch
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Gary’s wedding 2001
My mom, me , and my daughter, Desirae.
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