Alvardro Cates Sr

Alvardro Cates Sr. was born on December 18,1930 and went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2023, at age 92.5 years old. He was the 2nd child/son born to the late Elizabeth and Elliott Cates Sr of Brooklyn, NY. He was educated in the NYC Public Schools in Brooklyn, New York. After High School, he followed his older brother Elliott Cates Jr and enlisted in the US Navy in 1951 and was stationed in Norfolk, VA where he proudly worked on the USS Coral Sea Naval Ship and served in the Korean War. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1955. After serving in the Navy, he landed several jobs in Brooklyn at a Steel Plant, the US Postal Service and attended New York University College in the evening. He came from a family of faith and was a devoted member of Berean Baptist Church in Brooklyn New York where he sang in the Men's Choir. In 1966 he left Brooklyn, NY for Buffalo, NY and worked 26.5 years of committed and dedicated career employment in law enforcement. He served 14 years with the New York State Department of Corrections in the Attica Penitentiary Facility, in Attica, NY as a Correctional Officer and served another 12.5 years with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff in the Courts. He retired in May 1994 and 4 years later moved to Las Vegas, NV to be near his son Alvardro Cates Jr and also to enjoy the pleasant weather and retirement. While a Navy man, he enjoyed visiting the countries where the ship would dock, and even after service in the Navy he continued to travel to difference places well into his 80’s, including Canada, Hawaii and back home to New York and Maryland to visit family. He was truly an explorer, reader and lover of life! He was also known for being very stubborn. Alvardro was preceded in death by his parents Elizabeth and Elliott Sr, and four siblings: Elliott Cates Jr; Ronald Cates; Majorie Cates; and Barbara Robertson. He is survived by his four children Valarie Cates of Fuquay-Varina, NC; Darnell (Lennie) Cates-Mattis of Pikesville, MD; Alvardro Cates Jr of Las Vegas, NV; and Rashida Cates of Buffalo, NY, four grandchildren LaTeek Cates; Chantia James; Amiya Majerowicz; and Quincy Majerowicz, 3 siblings Doris Starks (Summit, NJ); Earlene Sage (Odenton, MD); and Stanley Cates (Odenton, MD), several nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends. A viewing will be held in Las Vegas, NV on 18Sep2023 at the Thomas and Jones Funeral Home located at 2457 North Decatur, Las Vegas, NV. Alvardro will be funeralized at the Carl C Burnett Funeral Home, 456 S. Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY on 26Sep2023 and burial will take place at the Calverton National Cemetery located at 210 Princeton Boulevard in Calverton, NY. Recognition and special thanks are given to all his doctors, Dr. Weingarten (Primary), Dr. Mock (Cardiologist), Dr. Tudla (Primary/VA) and special recognition to the four (4) dedicated and caring private nurses from Corinthians Home Health Care in Las Vegas, NV: Thricia Bonaagua (Head Nurse); Ma. Antonietta “Toni” Delos Reyes (Direct Nurse); Marina Martinez; Trisha Marie Suerte (Physical Therapist).

Alvardro Cates Sr

December 18, 1930 - September 11, 2023