Since he is the fourth in the family of the same name. Whether or not your father was dead doesn't factor in, unless you want to create mass confusion, at least, in my understanding.
For more, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffix_(name)#Junior.2C_Senior.2C_and_Roman_numerals
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