Samuel E. Bates Jr. Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Samuel E. Bates Jr. of East Moline, Illinois, who passed away on October 22, 2025, at the age of 69, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Samuel farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Samuel is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Samuel Sr. Bates and Antoinette Bates (Peacher); and his siblings, Darryl Roberts, Gerald Roberts, Phillip Bates, Nadine Dillard and Debra Dillard.
He is survived by: his sister Kathy Alexander of Arlington, Texas; his cousins, George Peacher and Gregory "Butch" Bates; and his close friends, Kevin and Jill Finn of Moline. He is also survived by nieces and nephews; and many close friends including his caregivers.
