JAMES R. LOWE

Age 90, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and formerly of Los Angeles, California, and Fallon, Nevada, passed away Saturday, October 2, 2010 in 4000 Valley Square, Woodside Village in Grand Forks. James Richards Lowe was born May 28, 1920 in Cass Lake, Minnesota, the son of Otis C. and Lucille (Richards) Lowe. He moved with his family to Los Angeles, graduating from Fairfax High School. James married Roberta "Bobbie" Berns on August 17, 1941 in Los Angeles. Following his naval service during World War II, he returned to Los Angeles and was employed with Pacific Bell in the Hollywood Television Pool. He worked in broadcasting television productions, Rose Bowl Games, Rose Bowl Parades and the Academy Awards. During this time, he obtained a top secret security clearance with the United States Government. This permitted him to work with the U.S. Secret Service, several American Presidents, government officials and NASA. He was a HAM radio operator. Bobbie was the love of his life. He was a devoted father who instilled in his daughters (one more than the other) a love of football and fishing. He and his son shared a fondness for rock collecting. Like another famous Californian, ketchup was his favorite vegetable. He is survived by, his wife, Roberta; a son, Kenneth Lowe, Reno, Nevada; daughters, Catherine (James) Smith, Tarzana, California, and Gale (Patrick) O'Neill, Grand Forks, North Dakota; a nephew, Charles (Linda) Lowe; 11 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Funeral Mass was celebrated on October 5, 2010 in Holy Family Catholic Church, Grand Forks, North Dakota. The online memorial registry may be signed at www.normanfuneral.com (Gregory J. Norman-Norman Funeral Home, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Directors (701) 746-4337)