CDR Thomas J. Bowen, USN (Ret.)
October 9, 1931 - November 28, 2019
Born in Bronx, NY
Resided in Virginia Beach, VA
Tom passed away on November 28, 2019 at age 88. He was the son of the late Thomas J. Bowen, Jr. and Johanna (Doody) Bowen. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he attended parochial schools through high school. In 1950, Tom received a Navy Scholarship to Columbia University and was commissioned as an Ensign, U.S. Navy, in 1954. He served as a Surface Warfare Officer throughout his career of twenty years; during the Vietnam War, he commanded two guided missile destroyers. Ashore, he served three headquarters tours in the National Capital Area and also was honored to serve as a White House Social Aide (1960/1961). In 1963, Tom was one of the first unrestricted line officers assigned to pursue the MBA degree at Harvard University which he received in 1965. He was also a diplomate (1972) of the U.S. National War College. Upon his military retirement in 1974, he joined the staff of a national trade association from which he retired as a vice president in 1987. Tom maintained his permanent residence in Vienna, VA from 1967 until 2006 when he and his wife Marlene relocated to a beachside home in Virginia Beach, a goal of his from childhood.
He is survived by Marlene, his wife of 55 years and their three children: Kim Wagner (John) of Traverse City, MI; Sean (Carol) of Washington, DC; and Paige of Fairfax, VA. He’s also survived by seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and five nieces and nephews. Tom was predeceased by his only sibling, Dolores, and her late husband, RADM David Donohue, USN (Ret), of Norfolk. The funeral mass for Tom, a lifelong and committed Catholic, will be at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Virginia Beach on January 25, 2020 at 10am. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.
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October 9, 1931 - November 28, 2019
Born in Bronx, NY
Resided in Virginia Beach, VA
Tom passed away on November 28, 2019 at age 88. He was the son of the late Thomas J. Bowen, Jr. and Johanna (Doody) Bowen. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he attended parochial schools through high school. In 1950, Tom received a Navy Scholarship to Columbia University and was commissioned as an Ensign, U.S. Navy, in 1954. He served as a Surface Warfare Officer throughout his career of twenty years; during the Vietnam War, he commanded two guided missile destroyers. Ashore, he served three headquarters tours in the National Capital Area and also was honored to serve as a White House Social Aide (1960/1961). In 1963, Tom was one of the first unrestricted line officers assigned to pursue the MBA degree at Harvard University which he received in 1965. He was also a diplomate (1972) of the U.S. National War College. Upon his military retirement in 1974, he joined the staff of a national trade association from which he retired as a vice president in 1987. Tom maintained his permanent residence in Vienna, VA from 1967 until 2006 when he and his wife Marlene relocated to a beachside home in Virginia Beach, a goal of his from childhood.
He is survived by Marlene, his wife of 55 years and their three children: Kim Wagner (John) of Traverse City, MI; Sean (Carol) of Washington, DC; and Paige of Fairfax, VA. He’s also survived by seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and five nieces and nephews. Tom was predeceased by his only sibling, Dolores, and her late husband, RADM David Donohue, USN (Ret), of Norfolk. The funeral mass for Tom, a lifelong and committed Catholic, will be at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Virginia Beach on January 25, 2020 at 10am. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.
http://www.hdoliver.com/
CDR Thomas J. Bowen, USN (Ret.)
October 9, 1931 - November 28, 2019
Born in Bronx, NY
Resided in Virginia Beach, VA
Tom passed away on November 28, 2019 at age 88. He was the son of the late Thomas J. Bowen, Jr. and Johanna (Doody) Bowen. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he attended parochial schools through high school. In 1950, Tom received a Navy Scholarship to Columbia University and was commissioned as an Ensign, U.S. Navy, in 1954. He served as a Surface Warfare Officer throughout his career of twenty years; during the Vietnam War, he commanded two guided missile destroyers. Ashore, he served three headquarters tours in the National Capital Area and also was honored to serve as a White House Social Aide (1960/1961). In 1963, Tom was one of the first unrestricted line officers assigned to pursue the MBA degree at Harvard University which he received in 1965. He was also a diplomate (1972) of the U.S. National War College. Upon his military retirement in 1974, he joined the staff of a national trade association from which he retired as a vice president in 1987. Tom maintained his permanent residence in Vienna, VA from 1967 until 2006 when he and his wife Marlene relocated to a beachside home in Virginia Beach, a goal of his from childhood.
He is survived by Marlene, his wife of 55 years and their three children: Kim Wagner (John) of Traverse City, MI; Sean (Carol) of Washington, DC; and Paige of Fairfax, VA. He’s also survived by seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and five nieces and nephews. Tom was predeceased by his only sibling, Dolores, and her late husband, RADM David Donohue, USN (Ret), of Norfolk. The funeral mass for Tom, a lifelong and committed Catholic, will be at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Virginia Beach on January 25, 2020 at 10am. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.
http://www.hdoliver.com/
October 9, 1931 - November 28, 2019
Born in Bronx, NY
Resided in Virginia Beach, VA
Tom passed away on November 28, 2019 at age 88. He was the son of the late Thomas J. Bowen, Jr. and Johanna (Doody) Bowen. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY, he attended parochial schools through high school. In 1950, Tom received a Navy Scholarship to Columbia University and was commissioned as an Ensign, U.S. Navy, in 1954. He served as a Surface Warfare Officer throughout his career of twenty years; during the Vietnam War, he commanded two guided missile destroyers. Ashore, he served three headquarters tours in the National Capital Area and also was honored to serve as a White House Social Aide (1960/1961). In 1963, Tom was one of the first unrestricted line officers assigned to pursue the MBA degree at Harvard University which he received in 1965. He was also a diplomate (1972) of the U.S. National War College. Upon his military retirement in 1974, he joined the staff of a national trade association from which he retired as a vice president in 1987. Tom maintained his permanent residence in Vienna, VA from 1967 until 2006 when he and his wife Marlene relocated to a beachside home in Virginia Beach, a goal of his from childhood.
He is survived by Marlene, his wife of 55 years and their three children: Kim Wagner (John) of Traverse City, MI; Sean (Carol) of Washington, DC; and Paige of Fairfax, VA. He’s also survived by seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and five nieces and nephews. Tom was predeceased by his only sibling, Dolores, and her late husband, RADM David Donohue, USN (Ret), of Norfolk. The funeral mass for Tom, a lifelong and committed Catholic, will be at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church in Virginia Beach on January 25, 2020 at 10am. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at a future date.
http://www.hdoliver.com/
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