Eugene Everett Bowie Jr., 84, a devoted husband, father, 
grandfather, great-grandfather and loyal Dallas Cowboys 
fan, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 29, 2016, at his 
home. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Friday at Travis Avenue 
Baptist Church with Pastor Michael Dean officiating. Gene 
was born Oct. 23, 1931, to Eugene Bowie Sr. and Louise 
Bowie of Dayton, Ohio. He graduated in 1949 from West 
Carrollton High School, then went on to earn a Bachelor 
of Science in Business from Miami University in Ohio. On 
Jan. 1, 1962, he purchased a tire company that became the 
Bowie Tire Company which is still operated by his daughter-
in-law, Margie. He eventually moved to Fort Worth and in 
1999 bought his own framing shop, Bowie on Bowie. Gene 
spent many years as a Marshall at the Master Card Colonial 
Golf Tournament where he met a lot of famous golfers. He 
was also an endowed member of the Moslah Shrine Clown Unit 
which he served as President in the year 2000 and Chaplain 
in 2008. Gene was also a member of the Arlington Heights 
Masonic Lodge #1184. Gene was a member of Travis Avenue 
Baptist Church where he loved to sing and travel with the 
Praise singers Choir. Gene is preceded in death by his 
parents, and son, Mark Bowie. Survivors: Loving wife of 20 
years, Linda Bowie; daughter-in-law, Margie Bowie; daughter, 
Lynn Bowie; son, Tim (Tina) Bowie; stepdaughter, Cindy (Keith) 
Payne; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister, 
Sue Brown.  Published in Star-Telegram on Aug. 31, 2016

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