Oct. 14, 1934 — July 14, 2009
A.D. Bowen passed away peacefully July 14, 2009, after a long illness at the age of 74.
Born Oct. 14, 1934, in Holly Springs, Miss., he was the oldest of nine children born to Rannie and Hollie Bowen.
As a child he moved to Chicago and later to Evanston, Ill., attending Haven Junior High and Evanston Township High School class of 1951, where he played the trumpet in the school band, was a star on the track team and was an outstanding halfback on the football team. He was offered a full scholarship to Northwestern University.
He proudly chose to serve his country and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951 as an aircraft mechanic, retiring after 21 years of service from Travis Air Force Base as a technical sergeant in 1972. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
During his military career he was stationed at several Air Force bases including Lackland, Shepard and Biggs in Texas, Walker in New Mexico, and Minot in North Dakota, and bases in Denver, Fairbanks, Alaska, Guam and Okinawa.
He and his family thoroughly enjoyed the years stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. He was also a member of the Air Force Sergeants Association.
He married his wife, Judy Parks, in Evanston in 1952.
Upon his retirement from the Air Force he worked for 20 years at Unocal Oil Refinery in Rodeo as a head unit operator, retiring in 1992. He enjoyed the friendships he established while at Unocal.
He was a loving husband, devoted father and generous grandfather who was lovingly known as "Papa" by his grandchildren.
He enjoyed fishing, computer games, spending time with his family and watching westerns and crime dramas on TV.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Judy Bowen; son and daughter-in-law, Guam and Concha Bowen; daughters and sons-in-law, Sabrina and Henry Elliott, Kwajalein Bowen, Eureka Daye and Thomas Todd, and Retina Bowen and Ahmad Azizi; grandchildren, Denise Richardson, Nakia Goss, Hasana and Karinda Elliott, Devin, Brant and Kyle Daye, Jordan and Idris Azizi, and Marshall, Pamela and Chelsea Bowen; three great-grandchildren; sister, Annie Lois Bowen; brothers, Albert, Van Louis and Robert Lee Bowen; and various cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rannie, mother, Hollie, and brothers, Charles, Ranniel, Moutry and James Edward Bowen.
Visitation will be from
5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 23, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. Burial will follow the funeral at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.
A.D. Bowen passed away peacefully July 14, 2009, after a long illness at the age of 74.
Born Oct. 14, 1934, in Holly Springs, Miss., he was the oldest of nine children born to Rannie and Hollie Bowen.
As a child he moved to Chicago and later to Evanston, Ill., attending Haven Junior High and Evanston Township High School class of 1951, where he played the trumpet in the school band, was a star on the track team and was an outstanding halfback on the football team. He was offered a full scholarship to Northwestern University.
He proudly chose to serve his country and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951 as an aircraft mechanic, retiring after 21 years of service from Travis Air Force Base as a technical sergeant in 1972. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
During his military career he was stationed at several Air Force bases including Lackland, Shepard and Biggs in Texas, Walker in New Mexico, and Minot in North Dakota, and bases in Denver, Fairbanks, Alaska, Guam and Okinawa.
He and his family thoroughly enjoyed the years stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. He was also a member of the Air Force Sergeants Association.
He married his wife, Judy Parks, in Evanston in 1952.
Upon his retirement from the Air Force he worked for 20 years at Unocal Oil Refinery in Rodeo as a head unit operator, retiring in 1992. He enjoyed the friendships he established while at Unocal.
He was a loving husband, devoted father and generous grandfather who was lovingly known as "Papa" by his grandchildren.
He enjoyed fishing, computer games, spending time with his family and watching westerns and crime dramas on TV.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Judy Bowen; son and daughter-in-law, Guam and Concha Bowen; daughters and sons-in-law, Sabrina and Henry Elliott, Kwajalein Bowen, Eureka Daye and Thomas Todd, and Retina Bowen and Ahmad Azizi; grandchildren, Denise Richardson, Nakia Goss, Hasana and Karinda Elliott, Devin, Brant and Kyle Daye, Jordan and Idris Azizi, and Marshall, Pamela and Chelsea Bowen; three great-grandchildren; sister, Annie Lois Bowen; brothers, Albert, Van Louis and Robert Lee Bowen; and various cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rannie, mother, Hollie, and brothers, Charles, Ranniel, Moutry and James Edward Bowen.
Visitation will be from
5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 23, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. Burial will follow the funeral at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.
Oct. 14, 1934 — July 14, 2009
A.D. Bowen passed away peacefully July 14, 2009, after a long illness at the age of 74.
Born Oct. 14, 1934, in Holly Springs, Miss., he was the oldest of nine children born to Rannie and Hollie Bowen.
As a child he moved to Chicago and later to Evanston, Ill., attending Haven Junior High and Evanston Township High School class of 1951, where he played the trumpet in the school band, was a star on the track team and was an outstanding halfback on the football team. He was offered a full scholarship to Northwestern University.
He proudly chose to serve his country and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951 as an aircraft mechanic, retiring after 21 years of service from Travis Air Force Base as a technical sergeant in 1972. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
During his military career he was stationed at several Air Force bases including Lackland, Shepard and Biggs in Texas, Walker in New Mexico, and Minot in North Dakota, and bases in Denver, Fairbanks, Alaska, Guam and Okinawa.
He and his family thoroughly enjoyed the years stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. He was also a member of the Air Force Sergeants Association.
He married his wife, Judy Parks, in Evanston in 1952.
Upon his retirement from the Air Force he worked for 20 years at Unocal Oil Refinery in Rodeo as a head unit operator, retiring in 1992. He enjoyed the friendships he established while at Unocal.
He was a loving husband, devoted father and generous grandfather who was lovingly known as "Papa" by his grandchildren.
He enjoyed fishing, computer games, spending time with his family and watching westerns and crime dramas on TV.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Judy Bowen; son and daughter-in-law, Guam and Concha Bowen; daughters and sons-in-law, Sabrina and Henry Elliott, Kwajalein Bowen, Eureka Daye and Thomas Todd, and Retina Bowen and Ahmad Azizi; grandchildren, Denise Richardson, Nakia Goss, Hasana and Karinda Elliott, Devin, Brant and Kyle Daye, Jordan and Idris Azizi, and Marshall, Pamela and Chelsea Bowen; three great-grandchildren; sister, Annie Lois Bowen; brothers, Albert, Van Louis and Robert Lee Bowen; and various cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rannie, mother, Hollie, and brothers, Charles, Ranniel, Moutry and James Edward Bowen.
Visitation will be from
5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 23, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. Burial will follow the funeral at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.
A.D. Bowen passed away peacefully July 14, 2009, after a long illness at the age of 74.
Born Oct. 14, 1934, in Holly Springs, Miss., he was the oldest of nine children born to Rannie and Hollie Bowen.
As a child he moved to Chicago and later to Evanston, Ill., attending Haven Junior High and Evanston Township High School class of 1951, where he played the trumpet in the school band, was a star on the track team and was an outstanding halfback on the football team. He was offered a full scholarship to Northwestern University.
He proudly chose to serve his country and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951 as an aircraft mechanic, retiring after 21 years of service from Travis Air Force Base as a technical sergeant in 1972. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
During his military career he was stationed at several Air Force bases including Lackland, Shepard and Biggs in Texas, Walker in New Mexico, and Minot in North Dakota, and bases in Denver, Fairbanks, Alaska, Guam and Okinawa.
He and his family thoroughly enjoyed the years stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. He was also a member of the Air Force Sergeants Association.
He married his wife, Judy Parks, in Evanston in 1952.
Upon his retirement from the Air Force he worked for 20 years at Unocal Oil Refinery in Rodeo as a head unit operator, retiring in 1992. He enjoyed the friendships he established while at Unocal.
He was a loving husband, devoted father and generous grandfather who was lovingly known as "Papa" by his grandchildren.
He enjoyed fishing, computer games, spending time with his family and watching westerns and crime dramas on TV.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Judy Bowen; son and daughter-in-law, Guam and Concha Bowen; daughters and sons-in-law, Sabrina and Henry Elliott, Kwajalein Bowen, Eureka Daye and Thomas Todd, and Retina Bowen and Ahmad Azizi; grandchildren, Denise Richardson, Nakia Goss, Hasana and Karinda Elliott, Devin, Brant and Kyle Daye, Jordan and Idris Azizi, and Marshall, Pamela and Chelsea Bowen; three great-grandchildren; sister, Annie Lois Bowen; brothers, Albert, Van Louis and Robert Lee Bowen; and various cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Rannie, mother, Hollie, and brothers, Charles, Ranniel, Moutry and James Edward Bowen.
Visitation will be from
5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 23, at Bryan-Braker Funeral Home. Burial will follow the funeral at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon.
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OCT 14 1934
JUL 14 2009
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