Bill Text: TX SR422 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Jack Francis Bowen of Victoria.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-02 - Reported enrolled [SR422 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR422-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Jack Francis Bowen | ||
| WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the | ||
| death of Jack Francis Bowen of Victoria on October 18, 2010, at | ||
| the age of 87; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jack Bowen was born in Farmersville, Louisiana, | ||
| on March 24, 1923, to Delia Lyles Bowen and Clarence Parnell | ||
| Bowen; after graduating from Alto High School in Texas in 1939, | ||
| he attended Stephen F. Austin State University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Answering his nation's call to duty during World | ||
| War II, Mr. Bowen left school to work on B-17s at Kelly Air Force | ||
| Base in San Antonio; he went on to join the United States Navy Air | ||
| Corps, serving as a navigator on a torpedo bomber in the South | ||
| Pacific; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After the war, Mr. Bowen returned to Stephen F. | ||
| Austin State University, and while studying there he met his | ||
| wife, the former Peggy Childers; the couple enjoyed 63 years | ||
| together and were blessed with two sons, Jack and Ted; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Bowen spent his professional life in the sand, | ||
| gravel, and concrete business; after working for 20 years in | ||
| Houston, he was appointed general manager of the Fordyce Company | ||
| in Victoria, serving in that position from 1973 until his | ||
| retirement in 2007; he was active in his profession as a two-term | ||
| president of the Texas Good Roads and Transportation Association | ||
| and as a member of Associated General Contractors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A devoted family man, Mr. Bowen especially | ||
| enjoyed hunting and fishing with his sons and his grandchildren; | ||
| he was also a valued member of First Presbyterian Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although Jack Bowen is deeply missed, cherished | ||
| memories of time spent in his company will long endure in the | ||
| hearts of his family and friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the life of Jack Francis Bowen | ||
| and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to | ||
| his wife, Peggy Bowen; to his sons, Jack Stephen Bowen and his | ||
| wife, Kathryn, and Ted Childers Bowen and his wife, Lisa; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Bradley Childers Bowen, Betsy Jenkins, Neal | ||
| Meyer, Katie Bowen, and Madeline Bowen; to his great-grandsons, | ||
| Bowen and Henry Jenkins; and to his other relatives and friends; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Jack Bowen. | ||
| Hegar | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 2, 2011, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
