- Date Of Birth: November 25, 1943
- Date Of Death: January 21, 2021
- State: Arkansas
Billy Andrew Bates, better known as “Bo” went to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday January 21, 2021 in Pasadena, Texas, after a long battle with cancer. Bo was born November 25, 1943 to Gene and Edith Bates in Waldron, Arkansas. He was 77 years old.
Bo was hard headed and stubborn. You never knew what to expect when you were with him. He worked hard and played harder. He always wanted everyone to have fun and a good time. He loved being with his family and friends. He enjoyed being outside and listening to the radio. When you saw Bo, you always saw a “cold one” in his hand. In his last months, he traded that “cold one”, outside, and the radio, for his couch, old westerns, Joel Osteen sermons, and chocolate milkshakes. If you told him you were bringing him one at 3:00, you had better be there, because at 3:01 you were late and he was going to let you know it.
He always said he just didn’t think he could make the ride back home, well dad you finally made it just fine.
Bo is preceded in death by his wife Belinda Bates, his parents Gene and Edith Bates, brother Thomas Bates, nephew Cody Carpenter, and son-in-law Glen Vance.
There is no expiration date on the love between a father and his child.
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
