Terry L. Bowdler
Saturday October 27, 2007
Star Beacon
ASHTABULA — Terrence Leroy Bowdler, age 72, of State Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at his home.
Terry graduated from Kingsville High School with the Class of 1953. An outstanding scholastic athlete in baseball, basketball, and track, he went to state competition as a pole-vaulter. He was even offered a baseball contract with the then Class A minor league St. Louis Browns. Marriage then took priority over baseball when he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Snyder, on Dec. 21,1991 and was blessed with three children.
The Bowdler family name in Ashtabula County is synonymous with the grocery and produce business, and that, too, was Terry's principal vocation. He owned and operated markets in both Ashtabula and Conneaut. He then created Produce Marketing, Inc., a company that was a buyer, distributor, and motivator for all of the Stop-N-Shop markets in Northeastern Ohio.
In 1972 he purchased the Edgewood Plaza, a store-front mall in Ashtabula Township. Over the next 35 years he doubled the size and modernized the stores.
In 1980 Terry's life took an unexpected turn for the better; he joined Alcoholics Anonymous. Since that time he has been exceptionally active in the program. In April of this year he celebrated his 27th year of sobriety. A few years after joining AA he began his professional work in the field of alcoholism. He developed an "Early Warning" program while working at Ravenwood in Chardon, a program designed to assist judges and police while working with children with drug and alcohol problems. For years he lectured at Glenbeigh in Rock Creek, as well as the Donahoe Center in Ashtabula.
Terry Bowdler has a legacy. For nearly 20 years he worked to design a program to keep young people from nine to nineteen chemically free from drugs and alcohol. That program is the Techno Teach Foundation.
That foundation has been formed. It is a knowledge transmission company designed to use the latest technology to move accurate and positive information to the youth of America in a new and different way. Youth will mentor youth during their formative years, and when they reach the age of 19, they will have a head full of success principles and money that they have earned while they have learned.
The Techno Teach Foundation will be carried on by three women, all of whom have the background to bring his dream to fruition. Terry's wife, Happy, will provide leadership and guidance; Lois Miller, a licensed independent chemical dependency counselor with 20 years of experience in the field of drug and alcohol abuse; and Shellie Crandall, Happy's daughter, whose acumen will ensure that the foundation remains a viable, non-profit business.
In 1988, he purchased the old Springer Estate at the corner of State Road and Route 20 and fulfilled a long-time dream of designing and operating Happy Acre Miniature Golf Course.
Terry enjoyed wintering in Hollywood, FL and loved fishing and boating.
Survivors include his wife, Dianne Happy Bowdler; three children, Tina Gentilini (husband Mike) of Portsmouth, Va., Terry Lee Bowdler (wife Bekah) of La Jolla, Calif.., and Larry Bowdler of Chandler, Ariz.; his wife's children who he also loved dearly, Ken Crandall (wife Elaine) of Hollywood, Fla. and Shellie Crandall (partner Danielle) of Dallas, Tex.; 9 grandchildren, Kristin Tuomala Hanna, Jeffrey, Luke, Stephen and Micah Tuomala, Terry, Kristie and Stephen Bowdler, and Brent Bowdler; one great-grandson, Garrett Hanna; and one sister, Patty Simonson of Shaker Hts., Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Catherine (Ensell) Bowdler; and one sister, Beverly Dean.
Funeral Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Zaback-Ducro Funeral Home, 500 West Prospect Road, Ashtabula, with the Rev. Betsy Schenk, Pastor of the Lisbon First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Edgewood Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, and from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Funeral Home.
Memorial Contributions in Terry's memory may be made to Techno Teach Foundation, P.O. Box 391, Ashtabula, Ohio 44005.
Saturday October 27, 2007
Star Beacon
ASHTABULA — Terrence Leroy Bowdler, age 72, of State Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at his home.
Terry graduated from Kingsville High School with the Class of 1953. An outstanding scholastic athlete in baseball, basketball, and track, he went to state competition as a pole-vaulter. He was even offered a baseball contract with the then Class A minor league St. Louis Browns. Marriage then took priority over baseball when he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Snyder, on Dec. 21,1991 and was blessed with three children.
The Bowdler family name in Ashtabula County is synonymous with the grocery and produce business, and that, too, was Terry's principal vocation. He owned and operated markets in both Ashtabula and Conneaut. He then created Produce Marketing, Inc., a company that was a buyer, distributor, and motivator for all of the Stop-N-Shop markets in Northeastern Ohio.
In 1972 he purchased the Edgewood Plaza, a store-front mall in Ashtabula Township. Over the next 35 years he doubled the size and modernized the stores.
In 1980 Terry's life took an unexpected turn for the better; he joined Alcoholics Anonymous. Since that time he has been exceptionally active in the program. In April of this year he celebrated his 27th year of sobriety. A few years after joining AA he began his professional work in the field of alcoholism. He developed an "Early Warning" program while working at Ravenwood in Chardon, a program designed to assist judges and police while working with children with drug and alcohol problems. For years he lectured at Glenbeigh in Rock Creek, as well as the Donahoe Center in Ashtabula.
Terry Bowdler has a legacy. For nearly 20 years he worked to design a program to keep young people from nine to nineteen chemically free from drugs and alcohol. That program is the Techno Teach Foundation.
That foundation has been formed. It is a knowledge transmission company designed to use the latest technology to move accurate and positive information to the youth of America in a new and different way. Youth will mentor youth during their formative years, and when they reach the age of 19, they will have a head full of success principles and money that they have earned while they have learned.
The Techno Teach Foundation will be carried on by three women, all of whom have the background to bring his dream to fruition. Terry's wife, Happy, will provide leadership and guidance; Lois Miller, a licensed independent chemical dependency counselor with 20 years of experience in the field of drug and alcohol abuse; and Shellie Crandall, Happy's daughter, whose acumen will ensure that the foundation remains a viable, non-profit business.
In 1988, he purchased the old Springer Estate at the corner of State Road and Route 20 and fulfilled a long-time dream of designing and operating Happy Acre Miniature Golf Course.
Terry enjoyed wintering in Hollywood, FL and loved fishing and boating.
Survivors include his wife, Dianne Happy Bowdler; three children, Tina Gentilini (husband Mike) of Portsmouth, Va., Terry Lee Bowdler (wife Bekah) of La Jolla, Calif.., and Larry Bowdler of Chandler, Ariz.; his wife's children who he also loved dearly, Ken Crandall (wife Elaine) of Hollywood, Fla. and Shellie Crandall (partner Danielle) of Dallas, Tex.; 9 grandchildren, Kristin Tuomala Hanna, Jeffrey, Luke, Stephen and Micah Tuomala, Terry, Kristie and Stephen Bowdler, and Brent Bowdler; one great-grandson, Garrett Hanna; and one sister, Patty Simonson of Shaker Hts., Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Catherine (Ensell) Bowdler; and one sister, Beverly Dean.
Funeral Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Zaback-Ducro Funeral Home, 500 West Prospect Road, Ashtabula, with the Rev. Betsy Schenk, Pastor of the Lisbon First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Edgewood Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, and from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Funeral Home.
Memorial Contributions in Terry's memory may be made to Techno Teach Foundation, P.O. Box 391, Ashtabula, Ohio 44005.
Terry L. Bowdler
Saturday October 27, 2007
Star Beacon
ASHTABULA — Terrence Leroy Bowdler, age 72, of State Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at his home.
Terry graduated from Kingsville High School with the Class of 1953. An outstanding scholastic athlete in baseball, basketball, and track, he went to state competition as a pole-vaulter. He was even offered a baseball contract with the then Class A minor league St. Louis Browns. Marriage then took priority over baseball when he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Snyder, on Dec. 21,1991 and was blessed with three children.
The Bowdler family name in Ashtabula County is synonymous with the grocery and produce business, and that, too, was Terry's principal vocation. He owned and operated markets in both Ashtabula and Conneaut. He then created Produce Marketing, Inc., a company that was a buyer, distributor, and motivator for all of the Stop-N-Shop markets in Northeastern Ohio.
In 1972 he purchased the Edgewood Plaza, a store-front mall in Ashtabula Township. Over the next 35 years he doubled the size and modernized the stores.
In 1980 Terry's life took an unexpected turn for the better; he joined Alcoholics Anonymous. Since that time he has been exceptionally active in the program. In April of this year he celebrated his 27th year of sobriety. A few years after joining AA he began his professional work in the field of alcoholism. He developed an "Early Warning" program while working at Ravenwood in Chardon, a program designed to assist judges and police while working with children with drug and alcohol problems. For years he lectured at Glenbeigh in Rock Creek, as well as the Donahoe Center in Ashtabula.
Terry Bowdler has a legacy. For nearly 20 years he worked to design a program to keep young people from nine to nineteen chemically free from drugs and alcohol. That program is the Techno Teach Foundation.
That foundation has been formed. It is a knowledge transmission company designed to use the latest technology to move accurate and positive information to the youth of America in a new and different way. Youth will mentor youth during their formative years, and when they reach the age of 19, they will have a head full of success principles and money that they have earned while they have learned.
The Techno Teach Foundation will be carried on by three women, all of whom have the background to bring his dream to fruition. Terry's wife, Happy, will provide leadership and guidance; Lois Miller, a licensed independent chemical dependency counselor with 20 years of experience in the field of drug and alcohol abuse; and Shellie Crandall, Happy's daughter, whose acumen will ensure that the foundation remains a viable, non-profit business.
In 1988, he purchased the old Springer Estate at the corner of State Road and Route 20 and fulfilled a long-time dream of designing and operating Happy Acre Miniature Golf Course.
Terry enjoyed wintering in Hollywood, FL and loved fishing and boating.
Survivors include his wife, Dianne Happy Bowdler; three children, Tina Gentilini (husband Mike) of Portsmouth, Va., Terry Lee Bowdler (wife Bekah) of La Jolla, Calif.., and Larry Bowdler of Chandler, Ariz.; his wife's children who he also loved dearly, Ken Crandall (wife Elaine) of Hollywood, Fla. and Shellie Crandall (partner Danielle) of Dallas, Tex.; 9 grandchildren, Kristin Tuomala Hanna, Jeffrey, Luke, Stephen and Micah Tuomala, Terry, Kristie and Stephen Bowdler, and Brent Bowdler; one great-grandson, Garrett Hanna; and one sister, Patty Simonson of Shaker Hts., Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Catherine (Ensell) Bowdler; and one sister, Beverly Dean.
Funeral Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Zaback-Ducro Funeral Home, 500 West Prospect Road, Ashtabula, with the Rev. Betsy Schenk, Pastor of the Lisbon First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Edgewood Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, and from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Funeral Home.
Memorial Contributions in Terry's memory may be made to Techno Teach Foundation, P.O. Box 391, Ashtabula, Ohio 44005.
Saturday October 27, 2007
Star Beacon
ASHTABULA — Terrence Leroy Bowdler, age 72, of State Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007, at his home.
Terry graduated from Kingsville High School with the Class of 1953. An outstanding scholastic athlete in baseball, basketball, and track, he went to state competition as a pole-vaulter. He was even offered a baseball contract with the then Class A minor league St. Louis Browns. Marriage then took priority over baseball when he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Snyder, on Dec. 21,1991 and was blessed with three children.
The Bowdler family name in Ashtabula County is synonymous with the grocery and produce business, and that, too, was Terry's principal vocation. He owned and operated markets in both Ashtabula and Conneaut. He then created Produce Marketing, Inc., a company that was a buyer, distributor, and motivator for all of the Stop-N-Shop markets in Northeastern Ohio.
In 1972 he purchased the Edgewood Plaza, a store-front mall in Ashtabula Township. Over the next 35 years he doubled the size and modernized the stores.
In 1980 Terry's life took an unexpected turn for the better; he joined Alcoholics Anonymous. Since that time he has been exceptionally active in the program. In April of this year he celebrated his 27th year of sobriety. A few years after joining AA he began his professional work in the field of alcoholism. He developed an "Early Warning" program while working at Ravenwood in Chardon, a program designed to assist judges and police while working with children with drug and alcohol problems. For years he lectured at Glenbeigh in Rock Creek, as well as the Donahoe Center in Ashtabula.
Terry Bowdler has a legacy. For nearly 20 years he worked to design a program to keep young people from nine to nineteen chemically free from drugs and alcohol. That program is the Techno Teach Foundation.
That foundation has been formed. It is a knowledge transmission company designed to use the latest technology to move accurate and positive information to the youth of America in a new and different way. Youth will mentor youth during their formative years, and when they reach the age of 19, they will have a head full of success principles and money that they have earned while they have learned.
The Techno Teach Foundation will be carried on by three women, all of whom have the background to bring his dream to fruition. Terry's wife, Happy, will provide leadership and guidance; Lois Miller, a licensed independent chemical dependency counselor with 20 years of experience in the field of drug and alcohol abuse; and Shellie Crandall, Happy's daughter, whose acumen will ensure that the foundation remains a viable, non-profit business.
In 1988, he purchased the old Springer Estate at the corner of State Road and Route 20 and fulfilled a long-time dream of designing and operating Happy Acre Miniature Golf Course.
Terry enjoyed wintering in Hollywood, FL and loved fishing and boating.
Survivors include his wife, Dianne Happy Bowdler; three children, Tina Gentilini (husband Mike) of Portsmouth, Va., Terry Lee Bowdler (wife Bekah) of La Jolla, Calif.., and Larry Bowdler of Chandler, Ariz.; his wife's children who he also loved dearly, Ken Crandall (wife Elaine) of Hollywood, Fla. and Shellie Crandall (partner Danielle) of Dallas, Tex.; 9 grandchildren, Kristin Tuomala Hanna, Jeffrey, Luke, Stephen and Micah Tuomala, Terry, Kristie and Stephen Bowdler, and Brent Bowdler; one great-grandson, Garrett Hanna; and one sister, Patty Simonson of Shaker Hts., Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Catherine (Ensell) Bowdler; and one sister, Beverly Dean.
Funeral Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Zaback-Ducro Funeral Home, 500 West Prospect Road, Ashtabula, with the Rev. Betsy Schenk, Pastor of the Lisbon First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Edgewood Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, and from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Funeral Home.
Memorial Contributions in Terry's memory may be made to Techno Teach Foundation, P.O. Box 391, Ashtabula, Ohio 44005.
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