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Subject: [US-OBITS] Fw: MCDOWELL: Robert N McDowell 2008
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:35:51 +0100

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> Robert N. McDowell
> cantorjoeocho (View posts) Posted: 22 Mar 2009 2:46PM GMT
>
> Classification: Obituary
> Surnames: McDowell,MacDougall
> Robert N. McDowell
> Born in Bluffton, IN on Dec. 20, 1917
> Died Nov. 23, 2008 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
> Service: Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008
> Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary
>
> Robert Neil (Bob) McDowell, Jr, 90, passed away November 23, 2008. He was
> a
> loving husband, father, and grandfather.
>
> He was born December 20, 1917 in Bluffton, IN. He was schooled in Fort
> Wayne
> and worked there during the Great Depression.
>
> As a student he loved chemistry and soap-box racing. He moved to San
> Antonio
> two weeks after Pearl Harbor and was stationed at Brooks Field, AFB during
> WWII were he served as a photographer. He continued in the photography
> business after the war.He enjoyed music and playing classical piano.
>
> He met his future wife, Lois MacDougall, at a dance at the Episcopal
> Church
> at the University of Texas. They recently celebrated their 60th wedding
> anniversary.
>
> He worked as a salesman for many years before starting his own business,
> Alamo Lighting Service, Inc. He made sales calls throughout the Hill
> Country
> and South Texas and enjoyed meeting his customers and driving.
>
> He was extremely active and continued to work, climbing ladders well into
> his seventies.
>
> He was a dedicated father who cared for his first daughter during his
> wife's
> prolonged illness in the early 1960's. He became a father again at the age
> of 51.
>
> He was always encouraging and eagerly helped his youngest daughter
> practice
> the game of tennis and shared his interests in photography and cars.
>
> He was active in St. Mark's Episcopal Church and enjoyed spending time
> with
> friends at supper clubs and retreats at Laity Lodge. He also enjoyed
> spending time outside and taking care of his yard.
>
> He was always kind and gentle, and rarely complained. He continued his
> sweet
> demeanor and gracious attitude even in the final stages of Alzheimer's.
>
> He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Neil McDowell Sr. and his
> mother, Zelpha J. Brandyberry.
>
> He is survived by his wife, Lois McDowell, of San Antonio; his sister,
> Sylvia Marsh of Lynchburg, VA; his daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and
> Blake
> Vinyard of Houston, TX; his granddaughter, Lindsay Vinyard; his daughter
> and
> son-in-law, Katherine and J. Christopher Frey of Doylestown, PA, and his
> grandson, James McDowell Frey.
>
> Inurnment in the church columbarium at a later date.
> Memorial gifts may be made to the St. Cecilia Guild Music Fund at St.
> Mark's
> Episcopal Church, 315 E. Pecan, San Antonio, TX 78205.
>

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