Dr. Robert Looby Bowe

BOWE, Dr. Robert Looby, 83, died August 11, 2008 at his home in Henrico County. Bob's devoted wife of 51 years, Mary Ellen Bowe, was by his side at his passing. He was born on January 25, 1925 in Worcester, Mass., to the late Jeffrey J. Bowe and Agnes Looby. Bob attended Boston Latin School and graduated from Boston College where he received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in physiology. He earned his Ph.D. in clinical physiology from the University of Tennessee Medical College. He then taught pharmacology and pathophysiology at the then Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C., and for 27 years at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, retiring in 1991. Bob was an avid reader, world traveler, and decorated army veteran, having served in World War II. In addition to his wife, Bob is also survived by their four children, Robert, Karyl-Leigh Megaw, Stephen, and Kristine Featherston and their respective families, including his grandchildren, Corey and Austin Mull, Christopher, Heather and Mark Megaw, and Miller, Robbie and Mary Bowe, as well as his stepgrandchildren, Meghan and Caroline Bandura. Bob is also survived by his brother, Jeffrey of Melrose, Massachusetts, and Jeffrey's wife, Marion, and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at St. Mary's Church, 9505 Gayton Road, Richmond, on Saturday, August 16, at 11 a.m., memorial service to follow at noon. The family extends its heartfelt thanks to the Bon Secours Hospice. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1101 Horsepen Road, Richmond, Va. 23229.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.