SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 422
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
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 2, 2011, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate