ROBERT L. BATES Jr.

BATES, Robert L. Jr. Age 81 of Bedford, NH and formerly of Merrimack, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 at the Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH after a brief illness. He was born in Boston, MA on Aug. 25, 1941, a son of the late Robert Bates, Sr. and Rose (Ferry) Bates. He worked for a number of companies, including Hudson Limo Service and Narragansett Brewing, before being employed at Anheuser-Busch in Merrimack in 1979. He retired in 2003. After retirement, he worked for a number of companies as a courier, including H&R Block in the Manchester and northern Massachusetts area. He was married in 1963 to Patricia McCabe and together they had four children. Pat succumbed to brain cancer in 1980. In 1984 he married Diane R. West, of Nashua. Members of his family include his wife, Diane of Bedford; three sons, Robert Bates, III and his wife Yu Jin of Elizabethtown, KY, Tim Bates and his wife Jen of Merrimack, and Brian Bates of Manchester; one daughter Rosemary Farrell and her significant other Lowell Smith of Dover; and three grandchildren, Christopher and Jessica Bates, and Gina Bates and her fiancé Steven Decker. He also had two brothers-in-law Steven West and wife Colleen of Hull, MA and David West of Nashua; and a sister-in-law, Meredith West and husband Drew King of Bloomington IN. He will also be sorely missed by his loving cat, Lucy. There are no Calling Hours. A private Memorial Service for family and close friends will be held in the Rivet Funeral Home in Merrimack at 1pm on October 2nd. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Biergarten, located at the Anheuser Busch Brewery in Merrimack, on October 2nd from 2-5pm. All who knew him are welcome. Memorial contributions in Robert's honor may be made to Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire, 545 State Rte. 101, Bedford, NH 03110 or at rescueleague.org To leave an online condolence, please visit www.rivetfuneralhome.com Rivet Funeral Home www.rivetfuneralhome.com

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