RICHARD E. "DICK" BOWERMAN

Bowerman, Richard E. "Dick" Age 72, of Wilmington, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, at the Daniels House Nursing Center on January 13, 2014. Richard was the beloved husband and best friend of 48 years of the late Patricia A. (Wodzynski) Bowerman, devoted father of Laura Ann Ott & her husband Daniel of Apple Valley, MN, Rebecca Marie Anthony & her husband Michael of Wilmington, Mark Richard Bowerman of Wilmington, and the late Eric Charles Bowerman of Gloucester; all formerly of Arlington, loving and adored "Papa" of Breyer and Hadley Ott, Matthew, Stephen, and Lindsay Anthony, cherished son of the late Mary Elizabeth Donahue and Carleton Henry Bowerman, dear brother-in-law of Charlene Weekley & her husband Ronald of Melrose and "Uncle Dick" of Alison Costello and Justin Weekley. Family and friends will gather at the Nichols Funeral Home, 187 Middlesex Ave. (Rte. 62), Wilmington, on Monday, January 20th, for Visiting Hours from 4-6 p.m. Immediately followed by a Funeral Service at 6:00 p.m. In lieu flowers, donations in Dick's memory may be made to the MGH Department of Radiation Oncology, Attn: Sarah Christensen, MGH Development Office, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114. Dick proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Nichols Funeral Home, Inc. 978-658-4744 www.nicholsfuneralhome.com