Oscar Thomas Fowler, Jr. passed away at Forsyth-Novant Medical Center on September 6, 2016. He was born April 24, 1926 in Surry County and his family moved to Winston-Salem when he was a boy. He was in the original class at Summit School and attended R.J. Reynolds High School where he met his future bride, Margaret Macklin, and graduated from Baylor Academy in Chattanooga. At 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific in World War II on the U.S.S. Maumee. He used the GI Bill to attend High Point College and earned a bachelors degree from the University of Denver. Known to most people as "T," he was the youngest of 7 siblings: one brother: O. F. (Omnia) Fowler, Sr., and 5 sisters: Irene (Gambill), Ruth (Lindsay), Mary (Johnson), Mabel (Jones) and Margaret, who all doted on their baby brother. Margaret, 98, who was married to "Ts" brother-in-law Albert Macklin, is his only surviving sibling. They were a devoted group and "T" often credited his exceptional ability on a dance floor to having had 5 older sisters who each used him to practice their own ballroom dancing skills. "T" married Margaret Macklin in 1951 and they had two children, O.T. (Thom) Fowler, III, and Molly Macklin Fowler. Thom and his wife Stuart gave "Papa T" his first grandchild Sally Fowler now 27; Molly and her late husband Jack Levine followed with two more: Macklin Levine (20) and Carson Levine (17). The Fowler family established a horse farm, Grandview, that was later converted to a dairy farm in Pfafftown, NC. "T" was an expert horseman, and excelled at dressage at which he competed across the US, and even in some arenas overseas as far away as China. He was employed by a family commercial real estate and contracting company, Fowler-Jones, Inc., which was owned by his father and brother-in-law Glenn A. Jones. He then established another contracting business, Grandview, Inc. in partnership with his father and sister Irene Gambill, and eventually with his son Thom. Under his leadership, Grandview builds residential and commercial establishments mostly in Winston, Pfafftown and King, NC. He is a past president of the Winston-Salem chapter of the National Association of Home Builders. "T" played hard. He delighted in a snowstorm and neighborhood kids longed for a deep snow -- he would assemble a sled train on a rope behind his tractor and pull the kids around Grandview Farm. He loved the beach where he and Margaret had several homes over the years. He loved to gamble, and was a proud Mason. He continued to ride horses into his 50s when one newly broken foal reared, threw him, and then landed on him, shattering his hips. He collected horse drawn wagons, and kept one great horse to pull them, Barbara, who is buried in a field near some of his beloved dogs. He loved four-wheeling, and exercised his companion Daisy, a yellow Labrador retriever he named for his mother Daisy Ashburn Fowler, by running her next to his vehicle. His greatest passion was hunting. It was at the center of everything he did. He traveled to Africa and Asia, and extensively through the U.S., in pursuit of the sport. This was a passion he shared with his great friend Cary Mock, as well as his nephew Fred and son Thom. His stories of hunting and fishing were endless, and his devotion to the sport inspired his wife to post a sign on their refrigerator noting "This marriage is temporarily suspended during hunting season." He and his wife Margaret Macklin Fowler raised their family in Winston, but eventually moved to King where they were active in the community and its development and cited by the city for gifts of land to the local recreation center. They were members of King Moravian Church, whose membership lovingly cared for "T" after the death of his wife, as did his longtime caretakers Ross and Judy, for which the family will be forever grateful. Funeral services will be held at King Moravian Church at 1 p.m. Friday September 9th officiated by Rev. Jim Newsome, a long-time family friend. A graveside service with military honors will follow at Forsyth Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, September 8th at Salem Funeral Home at 120 S. Main Street. Any memorials may be made to King Moravian Church, 228 West Dalton St., King, NC 27021 or King Outreach Ministry, P.O. Box 1450, King, NC 27021.