EAST BRUNSWICK – ROBERT “BOB” THOMAS McGOWAN, age 66, passed away after a long battle with Lymphoma at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, on June 3, 2020. He was born on March 16, 1954 in Elizabeth, NJ to the late Francis Howard and Catherine McGowan. Robert was raised in Elizabeth, one of 10 children, graduating from St. Mary’s High School in 1972 and Seton Hall University in 1976. He called East Brunswick his home for the last 42 years. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, and Irishman. Outside of his love for his family he was a sports enthusiast and beloved coach for his children’s basketball, baseball, soccer, and softball teams, an avid bowling league member, loved his weekly trips to the Jersey Shore, and traveling on vacation with his family. Retired in 2018, he spent his career as a Chief Financial Officer and CPA. Robert volunteered as Co-Chair of the Finance Committee at St. Mary’s High School, 2011-2017, and was a member of the Friendly Sons of Shillelagh in Old Bridge. Surviving are his loving wife of 42 years, Patrice Hoffart McGowan, along with their three children, son, Brian McGowan and his girlfriend, Michelle Vo, and two daughters, Kristen LaSalvia and her husband, Mathew LaSalvia, along with their children, Kelsey and Dante, and Kimberly Tortora and her husband, Joseph and their daughter, Kayleigh; three brothers, Howard McGowan and his wife, Marcy, John McGowan, Thomas McGowan and his wife, Janis; five sisters, Rita Zazick and her husband, Leonard; Catherine Murphy and her late husband, William, Eileen Gordon and her husband, Carey, Mary Bergen and her husband, William, and Joanne Niec; sister-in-law, Diane McGowan; godchildren, Maryann Lazorchak, Richard Gale, Ryan Niec, and Susan Domanico, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and brother, Donald McGowan. Services were entrusted to The BRUNSWICK MEMORIAL HOME, East Brunswick, and were private due to the COVID-19 federal restrictions on public gatherings. To leave a message of condolence, please visit our “Tributes” page. A celebration of life and legacy will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in his name to the RWJ Cancer Institute of New Jersey at www.cinj.org/giving