Robert John Bates Jr., of Fort Worth, founder and president of R.J. Bates & Associates, passed Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at the age of 56. Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington. Survivors: Wife, Donna Kay Bates; son, R.J. Bates III of Fort Worth; stepdaughter, Shawna Nimocks, her husband and children of Fairfax, Va.; mother, Charlotte Bates of Avinger; sister, Debbie Styne of Mansfield; brother, James Bates and wife of Avinger; and Jana Stallings of Fort Worth.