Shirley Louise Buckwalter passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Tribune Democrat on 2023-10-20.
Richard Bates, 91 of Duluth, passed peacefully Christmas Eve at Essentia Health-St Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. Born in Fall River, MA, he attended Prevost High School in Fall River and then Providence College in Rhode Island. From there, Rick, as family and friends knew him, joined the US Air Force, and served at the Royal Air Force Base at Fakenham, Norfolk, England, where he serviced, maintained, and repaired aerial surveillance equipment and developed an interest in photography. That interest led him to photography school in Los Angeles, CA. While attending school, he started a job with Bell Telephone that ultimately led to a career that lasted over 35 years. He married his first wife, Carol Jean Keller, originally from Duluth, in 1959 and moved to the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles.