March 17, 1945 - August 5, 2016 Alan Curtis Bates passed away suddenly Aug. 5, 2016. He was 71. Bates was known as a doctor, an Oregon senator, a husband, a father, a grandfather (better known as "Papa"), and a fly fisherman. After his death, many said Oregon lost one of its finest citizens. Former Gov. John Kitzhaber put it, "His passage leaves a hole in the heart of Oregon." And Senator Mark Hass wrote, "I think the best [...]
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