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ROBERT COWLEY Obituary
ROBERT EMMET COWLEY, JR. (Age 94)
On Friday, December 27, 2019 of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved husband of the late Anne Marie Cowley; father of Robert E. Cowley III, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.) and wife, Kathy of Springfield, VA, Donald Michael Cowley, and wife, Rachel of Keller, TX, Mary Alice Spiegel, and her late husband, Lawrence of East Sandwich, MA, James Edward Cowley, and wife, Karen of Bridgewater, NJ, Elizabeth Anne Cowley of Tampa, FL, Joseph Patrick Cowley, and wife, Julie of Bettendorf, IA, John Paul Cowley, and wife, Carol of Sachse, TX, and Cathleen Cowley Kronopolus, and husband, Louis of Silver Spring, MD; grandfather of 19; great-grandfather of 12; and great-great-grandfather of one. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), on Friday, January 3, 2020 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Andrew Apostle Church, 11600 Kemp Mill Rd., Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 10 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Missionary Society of St. Columban, 1902 N. Calhoun, St. Columbans, NE 68056 or at www.columban.orgwww.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com
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Dale Osterling
January 14, 2020
Bob was a very humble, gracious, and intelligent man who graced us with his presence at St. Scholastica Catholic Church. He was a role model for me to follow as a committed Catholic gentleman. No matter what cross he might be carrying, when asked how he was, he always replied, Never better.
Dale L. Osterling MD
Frank Minutillo
December 30, 2019
To John and all the Cowley's:
I am so sorry about your loss. Please remember him for the happy times you enjoyed as a family.
R.I.P. Mr. Cowley!
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N. S.
December 29, 2019
My deepest sympathy to the family of Robert Crowley Jr. Our Heavenly Father will comfort and strengthen you as you grieve over the loss of your loved one.. Psalm 94:17-19
John Kronopolus
December 29, 2019
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. The Kronopolus family.
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