Odessa, Texas
May 20, 1937 – Jul 21, 2025 (Age 88)
Odessa - Aubrey Vollie "A.V." Cates, Jr. was born in Lubbock, Texas on May 20, 1937 to Aubrey Vollie Cates, Sr. and Edith Biggerstaff Cates. He graduated from Lubbock High School in 1955, and would marry Sherry Vernelle Bankhead, also of Lubbock, on January 24, 1959. They welcomed their first...
Read MoreI remember a young A.V. at Permian. I taught Biology at Permian from 1966-1972. A.V. was a congenial and dedicated teacher.
Don Johnson
August 05, 2025 | Work
My thoughts and prayers are with you all. He was a wonderful man and I feel blessed blessed to have known him
Angie Musick
August 05, 2025 | Other
Blessings to the Cates family. Senor Cates was so kind and a wonderful teacher. PHS 1974 Nellie Martinez Torres
Nellie M. Torres
July 30, 2025 | School
In loving memory of a wonderful person. Great , kind teacher. He was my favorite teacher at Permian High. He made us strive to be our very best. Such a legacy. He will be missed. Condolences to the family
Jan Spencer
July 29, 2025 | School
Senor Cates tried to teach me Spanish for several years. Although I couldn't quite get a handle on the language, he was so patient and kind. He was a special teacher and truly cared about his students. Blessings to his family from this PHS 1985 grad.
Renee Henderson Earls
July 29, 2025
Mercy-me.....just thinking of Mr. Cates not too long ago. Was a great teacher, nice human being. Kind of teachers I wish I could have had contact with after graduating. Fond memories of him raving about the actual fountain Coca-Cola at the drugstore in Ft. Davis. Also remembering him breaking the news of a classmate that was killed while biking to school in the morning. Class of 84. Rest in Peace.....
mike
July 28, 2025
Sending love and prayers for the family. I have so many fond memories of A.V. as a kind and good Christian example.
Gaye Elizabeth Hadley Leader
July 23, 2025
