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'''Thomas M. "Tom" Bate''' (3 August 1934 - 2 August 1989) was a son of [[Eva Mary Cooke|Eva Cooke]].

==Early Life==

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Tom was a skilled musician (piano, organ) and a model train buff.

- [[Bill Currie]], 2026
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The Cooke family used to get together, often. There was music, singing, Uncle Ernie played the banjo really well, my Dad the violin, Aunt Eva, piano. She had a strong voice and sang in the church choir. (Anglican – Transcona) Her son Tom had a lovely boy soprano voice. He continued to sing, but had too much vibrato as an adult. :)

- [[Vivian Shannon]] [1]
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Tom and his only daughter [[Jennifer Sykes]] were at [[Jack Currie]] and [[Lucy Currie]]'s 50th anniversary in June 1989. Tom had divorced Diane some years before, was dying of brain cancer at that anniversary occasion, and died shortly afterwards.

==Marriage and Family==

He married [[Diane Bate|Diane Mary Paulley]] (1940 - 2022). They had four children. They later divorced before his death.

* [[David Bate]] (married [[Sue Bate|Sue]])
** [[Ryan Bate]] (married [[Kayla Bate|Kayla]])
** [[Jordan Bate]]
* [[Tim Bate]] (married [[Caroline Bate|Caroline]])
** [[Vanessa Bate]] (married [[Michael]])
** [[Mason Bate]]
* [[Jennifer Sykes]] (née Bate) (married [[Dean Sykes]])
** [[Jessica Sykes]] (married [[Malcolm]]) — son: [[Oliver]]
** [[Bailey Sykes]]
** [[Nicole Sykes]] (married [[Brett]])
* [[Andrew Bate]] (married [[Kelly Bate|Kelly]])
** [[Kaden Bate]] (married [[Cleo]])
** [[Daniel Bate]]

==Death==

He died in 1989, just one day before his 55th birthday. 

At the time of his death he was already divorced.  After his death Diane remarried, to a mutual childhood friend known to all three of them, [[John Ross]], and became stepmother to [[David Ross]].

==Sources==

[1] Vivian Shannon email to Michael Currie, 2020

[2] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40607363/thomas_murrin-bate