Terry Dean Bowman, 78, of Gonzales, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Terry was born May 7, 1935 in Tacoma, Wash. to Forrest Milton Bowman and Antoinette Larsen Bowman. Terry was raised in Tacoma and after graduating high school he joined the United States Air Force beginning a 21 year career serving his country as a communications specialist and retiring as a tech sergeant in 1974.
Terry married Kathleen Frances Hart on Dec. 10, 1977 in Uhland and they were members of the Gonzales First United Methodist Church. He was also a member and past Exalted Ruler of the Gonzales Elks B.P.O.E. Lodge # 2413 and was a member of the Bastrop American Legion Post 533 and the National Rifle Association.
There was not a mean bone in his body. He was a loving husband, great father and a wonderful grandfather. His greatest love was family and he was committed to providing for his family’s needs. While working full time in the USAF, Terry would take a second job to see that his children could attend parochial schools where religion and faith is very much part of the curriculum.
He was very attentive to the needs of his family. He encouraged communication and always listened first before responding with sound counsel. Family was so very important to him and he lived an example that was engrained in his children, that the love of family always comes first.
Terry was proud of his service in the USAF. He loved his country and was loyal to the stars and stripes of the United States flag and all that it represents, the honorable flag that so many before him had fought and died to protect. He knew well that his freedoms to hunt, fish, read his beloved westerns, to own guns and use them to hunt upland game came at a price paid by many that came before him and he sincerely respected and cherished those freedoms.
He loved wood working and built beautiful rocking chairs which he donated for use or as auction items to raise money for one of his dearest passions, the Texas Elks Children’s Services, Inc. His wife called him her special angel, Terry was quietly a special angel to his family, the children that need the Elks Foundation, and through his unselfish service to our country, he was a special angel to all of us.
Terry Dean Bowman is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Kathleen Bowman of Gonzales; daughters, Rebecca L. Plunkett (Wilson) of San Antonio, Monica M. Graham of San Antonio, Janet L. Fleming (Jerry McFadin) of Belmont, Gail M. Zerr (Bernie) of Harrison, Ark., Doreen L. Fink (Kenneth) of Cost, Lori A. Moffett (Gordon) of New Braunfels; sons, Timothy D. Bowman (Yong Hye) of Laguna Niguel, Ca;if., William A. Bowman of San Antonio, Thomas D. Bowman of San Antonio, Thomas A. Lambacher (Dona) of Elgin; sisters, Arla I. Schnider (Paul) of Lake Havasu, Ariz., April M. Tinsley of Las Vegas, Nev., brother, Daniel B. Bowman of Bastrop; grandchildren, Mandie Molnoskey (Wade), Julie McBride (Jeremy), Christina Schluterman (TJ) Jeannie Rowbotham (Theron), Nancy Bowman, Laci Lambacher, Kathleen Moffett, Dustin Gutkowski, Gordon Moffett, III, Travis Fink, Jhase Lambacher, Cody Moffett; great-grandchildren, Jovie Moffett, Laken McBride, Libby Molnoskey and Maverick Moffett.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Lorey Carillo, sister, Linda Harrison, and his grandson, Billy John Schulze.
Interment with full U.S.A.F. honors will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers are Bubba Pirkle, Stan Bias, Rosalio Leon, Louis Wolting, Skip Casjens, John DuBose, Jr., and Barry Lee.
Terry married Kathleen Frances Hart on Dec. 10, 1977 in Uhland and they were members of the Gonzales First United Methodist Church. He was also a member and past Exalted Ruler of the Gonzales Elks B.P.O.E. Lodge # 2413 and was a member of the Bastrop American Legion Post 533 and the National Rifle Association.
There was not a mean bone in his body. He was a loving husband, great father and a wonderful grandfather. His greatest love was family and he was committed to providing for his family’s needs. While working full time in the USAF, Terry would take a second job to see that his children could attend parochial schools where religion and faith is very much part of the curriculum.
He was very attentive to the needs of his family. He encouraged communication and always listened first before responding with sound counsel. Family was so very important to him and he lived an example that was engrained in his children, that the love of family always comes first.
Terry was proud of his service in the USAF. He loved his country and was loyal to the stars and stripes of the United States flag and all that it represents, the honorable flag that so many before him had fought and died to protect. He knew well that his freedoms to hunt, fish, read his beloved westerns, to own guns and use them to hunt upland game came at a price paid by many that came before him and he sincerely respected and cherished those freedoms.
He loved wood working and built beautiful rocking chairs which he donated for use or as auction items to raise money for one of his dearest passions, the Texas Elks Children’s Services, Inc. His wife called him her special angel, Terry was quietly a special angel to his family, the children that need the Elks Foundation, and through his unselfish service to our country, he was a special angel to all of us.
Terry Dean Bowman is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Kathleen Bowman of Gonzales; daughters, Rebecca L. Plunkett (Wilson) of San Antonio, Monica M. Graham of San Antonio, Janet L. Fleming (Jerry McFadin) of Belmont, Gail M. Zerr (Bernie) of Harrison, Ark., Doreen L. Fink (Kenneth) of Cost, Lori A. Moffett (Gordon) of New Braunfels; sons, Timothy D. Bowman (Yong Hye) of Laguna Niguel, Ca;if., William A. Bowman of San Antonio, Thomas D. Bowman of San Antonio, Thomas A. Lambacher (Dona) of Elgin; sisters, Arla I. Schnider (Paul) of Lake Havasu, Ariz., April M. Tinsley of Las Vegas, Nev., brother, Daniel B. Bowman of Bastrop; grandchildren, Mandie Molnoskey (Wade), Julie McBride (Jeremy), Christina Schluterman (TJ) Jeannie Rowbotham (Theron), Nancy Bowman, Laci Lambacher, Kathleen Moffett, Dustin Gutkowski, Gordon Moffett, III, Travis Fink, Jhase Lambacher, Cody Moffett; great-grandchildren, Jovie Moffett, Laken McBride, Libby Molnoskey and Maverick Moffett.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Lorey Carillo, sister, Linda Harrison, and his grandson, Billy John Schulze.
Interment with full U.S.A.F. honors will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers are Bubba Pirkle, Stan Bias, Rosalio Leon, Louis Wolting, Skip Casjens, John DuBose, Jr., and Barry Lee.
Terry Dean Bowman, 78, of Gonzales, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Terry was born May 7, 1935 in Tacoma, Wash. to Forrest Milton Bowman and Antoinette Larsen Bowman. Terry was raised in Tacoma and after graduating high school he joined the United States Air Force beginning a 21 year career serving his country as a communications specialist and retiring as a tech sergeant in 1974.
Terry married Kathleen Frances Hart on Dec. 10, 1977 in Uhland and they were members of the Gonzales First United Methodist Church. He was also a member and past Exalted Ruler of the Gonzales Elks B.P.O.E. Lodge # 2413 and was a member of the Bastrop American Legion Post 533 and the National Rifle Association.
There was not a mean bone in his body. He was a loving husband, great father and a wonderful grandfather. His greatest love was family and he was committed to providing for his family’s needs. While working full time in the USAF, Terry would take a second job to see that his children could attend parochial schools where religion and faith is very much part of the curriculum.
He was very attentive to the needs of his family. He encouraged communication and always listened first before responding with sound counsel. Family was so very important to him and he lived an example that was engrained in his children, that the love of family always comes first.
Terry was proud of his service in the USAF. He loved his country and was loyal to the stars and stripes of the United States flag and all that it represents, the honorable flag that so many before him had fought and died to protect. He knew well that his freedoms to hunt, fish, read his beloved westerns, to own guns and use them to hunt upland game came at a price paid by many that came before him and he sincerely respected and cherished those freedoms.
He loved wood working and built beautiful rocking chairs which he donated for use or as auction items to raise money for one of his dearest passions, the Texas Elks Children’s Services, Inc. His wife called him her special angel, Terry was quietly a special angel to his family, the children that need the Elks Foundation, and through his unselfish service to our country, he was a special angel to all of us.
Terry Dean Bowman is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Kathleen Bowman of Gonzales; daughters, Rebecca L. Plunkett (Wilson) of San Antonio, Monica M. Graham of San Antonio, Janet L. Fleming (Jerry McFadin) of Belmont, Gail M. Zerr (Bernie) of Harrison, Ark., Doreen L. Fink (Kenneth) of Cost, Lori A. Moffett (Gordon) of New Braunfels; sons, Timothy D. Bowman (Yong Hye) of Laguna Niguel, Ca;if., William A. Bowman of San Antonio, Thomas D. Bowman of San Antonio, Thomas A. Lambacher (Dona) of Elgin; sisters, Arla I. Schnider (Paul) of Lake Havasu, Ariz., April M. Tinsley of Las Vegas, Nev., brother, Daniel B. Bowman of Bastrop; grandchildren, Mandie Molnoskey (Wade), Julie McBride (Jeremy), Christina Schluterman (TJ) Jeannie Rowbotham (Theron), Nancy Bowman, Laci Lambacher, Kathleen Moffett, Dustin Gutkowski, Gordon Moffett, III, Travis Fink, Jhase Lambacher, Cody Moffett; great-grandchildren, Jovie Moffett, Laken McBride, Libby Molnoskey and Maverick Moffett.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Lorey Carillo, sister, Linda Harrison, and his grandson, Billy John Schulze.
Interment with full U.S.A.F. honors will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers are Bubba Pirkle, Stan Bias, Rosalio Leon, Louis Wolting, Skip Casjens, John DuBose, Jr., and Barry Lee.
Terry married Kathleen Frances Hart on Dec. 10, 1977 in Uhland and they were members of the Gonzales First United Methodist Church. He was also a member and past Exalted Ruler of the Gonzales Elks B.P.O.E. Lodge # 2413 and was a member of the Bastrop American Legion Post 533 and the National Rifle Association.
There was not a mean bone in his body. He was a loving husband, great father and a wonderful grandfather. His greatest love was family and he was committed to providing for his family’s needs. While working full time in the USAF, Terry would take a second job to see that his children could attend parochial schools where religion and faith is very much part of the curriculum.
He was very attentive to the needs of his family. He encouraged communication and always listened first before responding with sound counsel. Family was so very important to him and he lived an example that was engrained in his children, that the love of family always comes first.
Terry was proud of his service in the USAF. He loved his country and was loyal to the stars and stripes of the United States flag and all that it represents, the honorable flag that so many before him had fought and died to protect. He knew well that his freedoms to hunt, fish, read his beloved westerns, to own guns and use them to hunt upland game came at a price paid by many that came before him and he sincerely respected and cherished those freedoms.
He loved wood working and built beautiful rocking chairs which he donated for use or as auction items to raise money for one of his dearest passions, the Texas Elks Children’s Services, Inc. His wife called him her special angel, Terry was quietly a special angel to his family, the children that need the Elks Foundation, and through his unselfish service to our country, he was a special angel to all of us.
Terry Dean Bowman is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Kathleen Bowman of Gonzales; daughters, Rebecca L. Plunkett (Wilson) of San Antonio, Monica M. Graham of San Antonio, Janet L. Fleming (Jerry McFadin) of Belmont, Gail M. Zerr (Bernie) of Harrison, Ark., Doreen L. Fink (Kenneth) of Cost, Lori A. Moffett (Gordon) of New Braunfels; sons, Timothy D. Bowman (Yong Hye) of Laguna Niguel, Ca;if., William A. Bowman of San Antonio, Thomas D. Bowman of San Antonio, Thomas A. Lambacher (Dona) of Elgin; sisters, Arla I. Schnider (Paul) of Lake Havasu, Ariz., April M. Tinsley of Las Vegas, Nev., brother, Daniel B. Bowman of Bastrop; grandchildren, Mandie Molnoskey (Wade), Julie McBride (Jeremy), Christina Schluterman (TJ) Jeannie Rowbotham (Theron), Nancy Bowman, Laci Lambacher, Kathleen Moffett, Dustin Gutkowski, Gordon Moffett, III, Travis Fink, Jhase Lambacher, Cody Moffett; great-grandchildren, Jovie Moffett, Laken McBride, Libby Molnoskey and Maverick Moffett.
He was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Lorey Carillo, sister, Linda Harrison, and his grandson, Billy John Schulze.
Interment with full U.S.A.F. honors will be held at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers are Bubba Pirkle, Stan Bias, Rosalio Leon, Louis Wolting, Skip Casjens, John DuBose, Jr., and Barry Lee.
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