Tate, Albert “Bert” Milner Jr.

January 1, 1941 – December 21, 2020
bert Milner Tate, Jr. passed away peacefully on December 21, 2020, at his home in Austin, Texas. He was born on January 1, 1941, in Waco, Texas to Albert Milner Tate, Sr. and Martha Louise Sansing Tate.

Bert grew up in Marlin, Texas. He graduated from Marlin High School where his father was the superintendent. He played the trumpet, ran track, played basketball, and excelled as a running back for the Marlin Bulldogs.

He attended Baylor University on a full scholarship to run the football for the Bears. He was a member of the Tryon Coterie, also known as Try-C, the oldest men’s social club at Baylor. The day after graduation in 1963, Bert married his college sweetheart, Patricia Loessin, in Eagle Lake, Texas. They were happily married for 57 years.

Bert studied dentistry at Baylor Dental College in Dallas, Texas. He earned his DDS and continued his studies for an MSD in pediatric dentistry. He began his dental practice in Austin, Texas in 1969. He is respected as the forebear of the modern approach to preventative children’s dentistry in Austin. He thoroughly enjoyed working with children, many of whom eventually had children of their own who became his patients.

When he was not making smiles brighter, Bert loved standing in a trout stream with his fly rod, always determined to catch and release every trout within casting distance before moving upstream.

Bert was preceded in death by his parents and Pat’s parents, Herbert Henry Loessin and Anna Studlar Loessin.

Bert is survived by his wife, Pat; his son, Drew (Misty); his son, Trent (Jessica); and his son, Herbert (Nikki). He will also be remembered by his grandchildren, Drew, Jax, Libby, Emily, Anna, and Lila Jane, who called him Papa. He is also survived by Pat’s sister, Evangeline (Elbert) Whorton, and their daughters, Lalise (Greg) Mason, Anna (Gordon) Duff, and their children, Ian, Allen, and Helen; his cousin, Bill (Betty Anne) Sansing; and other relatives.

Bert will always be remembered by many friends and a loving family. He was never happier than at family gatherings surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Such a good family man and kind person is rare to find.

A funeral service will be held at Hyde Park Baptist Church, 3901 Speedway, Austin, Texas on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Live Stream Link: http://www.hpbc.org/livestream.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to Hyde Park Baptist Church and The Helping Hand Home.