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Coates, Dr. Albert Richard 'Al'
Dr. Albert Richard "Al" Coates, 71, of Cedar Rapids, passed away May 19, 2011, at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, S.D. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, May 23, at the United Church in Edgemont, S.D., with the Rev. Peary Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Edgemont Cemetery. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Sandy of Cedar Rapids; mother, Jane Coates of Edgemont, S.D.; children, LilaAnn Coates White (Todd) of Duluth, Minn., Heather Marie Fallis (Jonathon) of Moberly, Mo., James Alan Coates (Ashley) of Marion and Richard Lee Coates of Orlando, Fla.; brothers, Dr. J. Edwin Coates (Virginia) of Hot Springs, S.D., and Col. Donald Duane Coates (Patricia) of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and 10 grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Al's name.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Edgemont, S.D.
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