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09/08/2022 12:00 PMDr. Roger Yates, 77, passed away at his home in Deep River on Aug. 25 after battling cancer.
Born in Hartford on March 26, 1945, and raised in Farmington, he was predeceased by his parents, J. Arnold and Alma (Skilton) Yates; and his brother Jeffrey. He is survived by his loving partner Madeline Azarian; his brother Alan and his wife Karla and their children Alana (Paul) Wright of Colorado and Karl Yates of Utah; his sister-in-law Eileen Yates of Avon and her three daughters, Kimberly Scott of Farmington and Jennifer and Kathleen Yates of Unionville; and his great-nieces and nephew, Alexa and Sierra Scott, Benji and Sienna Wright and Aya and Lydia Yates; and several cousins.
Raised in rural Farmington, this is where his love of the natural world began. After graduating Farmington High, his education took him to Ohio (Wooster and Bowling Green colleges) and Illinois (National Chiropractic college, where he received his Doctorate). Opening his practice in Old Saybrook in 1985, he was also licensed and practiced in Vermont, and Massachusetts, specializing in Applied Kinesiology and Activator Methods.
A skilled practitioner, he helped hundreds of appreciative patients including numerous doctors themselves during his 37 years in practice. When not giving to others he could be found enjoying the company of good friends, biking, kayaking or simply listening to, learning from and/or being renewed by nature in some way.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 in The Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main St., Rt. 4, Unionville. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers and in honor of this talented, gentle, healers life, kindly perform a random act of kindness (great or small is no matter). To send online condolences to the family, please visit www.ahernfuneralhome.com.