Scott Louis Cowell

SCOTT LOUIS COWELL, 57, of Diamond Lake, Wawaka, died Saturday, July 21, 2007, at home from complications following being struck by lightening during Wednesday evening's electrical thunderstorms. A 1988 graduate of Angola High School, he later graduated from Purdue University, where he became involved in underwater exploration and medical research. He was a certified Scuba instructor and conducted Great Lakes diving trips, later becoming a certified commercial diver working in the gulf of Mexico, where he was recruited to extinguish oil well fires in Egypt and Venezuela. After returning to Angola, he worked in wire manufacturing, opening his own mechanical design firm, Northlake Design Group, Inc. He was extremely involved in the early growth of World War II warbird museum NIAM, and enjoyed countless hours restoring a RC45J aircraft. He also enjoyed boating along the Texas barrier islands and the Great Lakes. Surviving are his wife, "Carolyn" Sue Cowell; stepson, Jerry R. Egly Jr. of Fort Wayne; stepdaughter, Amy J. Egly of Austin, Texas; grandson, Mitchell R. Egly of Fort Wayne; mother, LaNita I. Cowell of Angola; brother, Thomas H. Cowell of Traverse City, Mich.; as well as many, many friends and extended family. Memorial service is 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, at Presbyterian Chapel of the Lakes. Memorials to Purdue University Bands, c/o Presbyterian Chapel of the Lakes. Arrangements by Northeast Indiana Cremation Society.