On January 28, 2010, William Michael Bates A Mass of Christian Burial was held on February 3, 2010 at Saint Margaret Catholic Church in Bel Air, MD. Interment was in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Cemetery in Hydes, MD. Those who desire may make a contribution to The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC Box 3624, Durham, NC 27710. Memory tributes may be sent to the family at mccomasfuneralhome.com.