Robert E. Yates Jr.1 
M, #42331, b. Nov 20, 1938, d. Apr 16, 2013
| Father* | Robert E. Yates Sr.1 b. Jul 4, 1920, d. Aug 23, 2011 |
| Mother* | Beatrice Ethel Broe1 b. Mar 31, 1921, d. Apr 27, 1993 |
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| Birth* | Nov 20, 1938 | Robert E. Yates Jr. was born on Nov 20, 1938 at Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, United States .1 |
| He was the son of Robert E. Yates Sr. and Beatrice Ethel Broe.1 | ||
| Death* | Apr 16, 2013 | Robert E. Yates Jr. died on Apr 16, 2013, at age 74 at Spring Branch, Comal County, Texas, United States.1 |
| Obituary | Apr 17, 2013 | OBITUARY: SPRING BRANCH, Texas - Robert E. "Bob" Yates Jr. passed away April 16, 2013, at his home in Spring Branch, Texas. He was born Nov. 20, 1938, in East Montpelier, Vt., to parents Robert E. Yates Sr. and Beatrice (Broe) Yates. Bob was a graduate of Montpelier High School, class of 1956. He later graduated from Syracuse University in 1960, playing on the 1959 collegiate national championship Orangemen football team. Bob was named First Team All-American in recognition of his gritty play. Following the Orangemen's 23-14 victory in the 1960 Cotton Bowl, Yates was married to first wife Sarah (Morrison) Yates on Jan. 2, 1960. Bob was an original Boston Patriot, (now known as the New England Patriots); and played from 1960 to 1965 as an Offensive Lineman and Kicker. In 1959, he graduated from Syracuse University where he played on their National Championship Football team. Bob was named "First Team All American" and later honored as one of the "Forty Four Players of the Century" at Syracuse. Following his professional career, he coached and taught for 34 years at various Collegiate and High Schools in MA and VT. In 1979, he returned to his native Vermont to coach the Burlington High School Seahorse football team, which he transformed from a winless program to a state title runner-up in 1987. This past fall, Bob was inducted into the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame's inaugural class. He is predeceased by his parents, Robert E. Yates Sr., Beatrice (Broe) Yates; and brother Mike Yates. He is survived by the three sons of his first marriage: Scott Yates (wife Sharon), of Austin, Texas, Tim Yates, of Verdi, Nev., Steve Yates (wife Jessika), of Monkton, Vt; sister Nancy Anderson, of Berlin, Vt; brother Paul Anderson, of Antrim, N.H; second wife Fay Farrar Yates; stepdaughters Rena Baisden and Ruth Kupcha. He is also survived by grandchildren Tory Yates, of Colorado Springs, Colo., Conor Yates, of Austin, Texas, and Orion Yates, of Monkton, Vt. A Vermont remembrance service will be held at The Old Meeting House in East Montpelier Center at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013. The Old Meeting House is located at 1620 Center Road, East Montpelier, Vt. Following the service, the family will receive friends in the parsonage. Interment will be at the Doty Cemetery in East Montpelier.Robert E. "Bob" Yates, Jr., age 74, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at his residence in Spring Branch, TX. He was born on November 20, 1938, in Montpelier, VT, to parents Robert and Beatrice Yates. Published in the Times Argus - May 15, 2013.2 |
| Burial* | Apr 20, 2013 | He was buried on Apr 20, 2013 at Doty Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 108673800.3 |