Mark Weldon Bates Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Mark Weldon Bates (Redmond, Oregon), born in Bloomington, Illinois, who passed away on September 19, 2022, at the age of 88, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Mark Weldon Bates to pay them a last tribute.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Ralph E. Bates and Margaret "Porgie" B. Bates; his wife Janet; his children, Mike (Sue), Scott and Anne Glassow (Marcus); his grandchildren, Tom Bates, Betsy (Chris Stevens), Andy Bates (Hanna), Emily Bates (Andy Berlein), Laura Bates, Camryn Bates, Marcus Glassow (Adena), Kelsey (Grady Garrison) and Brittany; his great grandchild Michael Bates-McGowan; his grandchildren, Daisy, Blake Glassow, Adeline Garrison, Noah Bates, Jack Stevens, Ted Bates, Ben Stevens and Harlan Bates-Berlein; and his friends, Perry Como, Andy Williams, Glenn Yarbrough, Andrea Bocelli and Tony Bennett.
The Bates family asks that memorial donations be directed to St. Athanasius School, 2510 Ashland Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201.
