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James Bowen Obituary

BOWEN JAMES L. "JIM" BOWEN (Age 78) On December 10, 2009, of Cheverly, MD. Jim was the loving father of Michael A. Bowen and Rebecca L. Hammer; grandfather of April M. Richards and her husband, Christopher and the late Kevin J. Hammer, great-grandfather of Lucy E. Richards; brother of Patricia Krebs and Peter Bowen; dear friend of Dick and Lynn Demeister and Susan Sohn and their families. Relatives and friends are invited to Jim''s Life Celebration at Gasch''s Funeral Home, P.A., 4739 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, MD on Monday, December 21 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, December 22 for services at 10:30 a.m. Interment Maryland Veteran''s Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to The Johns Hopkins Hospital Business Services, 201 N. Charles St., Ste. 2500, Baltimore, MD 21201, Attn: Gift Processing Supervisor or to the U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002. www.gaschs.com

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Published by The Washington Post on Dec. 16, 2009.

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Holly Singletary

January 6, 2010

Hey, "Pops", you were a joy to be with.
I enjoyed the brief times we shared.

James Antonovich

December 28, 2009

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

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