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Alan Rowell Obituary

ROWELL, Alan Kirkham Alan Kirkham Rowell, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, born October 4, 1919 in Hartford, passed away Friday (June 6, 2008). As a youth he attended Suffield Academy, and went on to Brown University until he joined the military during World War II. During that time, while stationed in Utah, Kirk met and married his first wife, Eileen. He had two children, Susan Esposito (Kenneth) who today lives in Florida and Linda Stevens (Larry) who lives in Hawaii and a grandson Nahele who lives in Texas. Kirk spent much of his career working for G.D. Searle (now Pfizer) with assignments in Utah, Connecticut, and finally Fairfax, VA. Upon retirement he moved, living his dream of splitting time between Dennis in Cape Cod, MA and Florida. After his wife's passing, he remarried. He spent 14 happy years with Caryl who was by his side when he died.

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Published by Hartford Courant on Jun. 11, 2008.

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