John Yates

John Yates served as a Navy veteran before establishing his Alexandria service-station business. He purchased his first station in 1964 and the Braddock Road Mobil in 1977, building the regional automotive-services foundation that two later generations of his family would expand into the Yates Corner development. ^[1] Source 1 Alexandria Legends — Jason & Loren Yates Website

He was the patriarch of five sons, including Jason Yates Person Jason Yates Second-generation principal of the automotive and commercial-property business. With his wife Loren Yates, redeveloped the Braddock Road Mobil station — bought by his father in … , the youngest, who with his wife Loren Yates eventually redeveloped the Braddock Road station into Yates Corner. John Yates died in 1989; his wife Lena died the following year. Specific birth year and military-era details for John have not been surfaced from currently available public sources.

Disambiguation. John Yates is unrelated by any documented line to Dr. Harold Yates Person Dr. Harold Yates b. 1915 · d. 1995 Alexandria pediatrician for roughly four decades from the late 1940s through the 1980s. Front Royal-born; UVA undergrad and 1941 graduate of UVA Medical School; WWII Navy physician … , the Alexandria pediatrician of the same generation — see the The John Yates family Family The John Yates family Three-generation Alexandria business family. Patriarch (Navy veteran; deceased 1989) bought his first service station in 1964 and the Braddock Road Mobil station in 1977. His sons … entry’s disambiguation note for detail.