Dennis William Bowman

Wife Pamela Scott Bowman and children Teresa, Paul and Andrew Bowman, mourn the loss of beloved husband,father, and friend DENNIS WILLIAM BOWMAN. Denny was released on July 31 at his home in Galveston, Texas from a long and difficult battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Portland, Maine in 1940, Denny was a University of Houston graduate. During his service in the United States Navy he became a Navy Frogman, UDT Class 33 East Coast, Team 21. He participated in the recovery of the astronauts of the Gemini space exploration missions 6,9,10,11, and 12, and separated from the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander. Denny subsequently served as an aquanaut in Tektite II, in which teams of diver researchers lived in habitats on the ocean floor. Denny was employed by the Moody Foundation and, starting in 1981, by the Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund and then the H. Kempner Trust Association. Denny, along with friend and partner Bob Holmes, owned Galveston's Kwik Kar Wash. An active member of the Galveston community, Denny worked for the improvement and integration of the Galveston Public Schools and served on the boards of several local charities and hospitals. In addition to his wife and children, Denny is survived by his wife's children Heather and husband J.D. White, Ryan, and Erin Scott; former wife Phyllis Butler; and grandchildren Ruby and Leo Bowman. Denny is also survived by his cousin Cindy Mulkern, his niece, Amanda Bowman Nathan and her mother Pamela Gilbert, and his "third son," Kenji Akaike. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, August 7, 2004, at Sacred Heart Church, 1302 Broadway, Galveston, Texas. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Grand 1894 Opera House, the Rosenberg Library, the Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, or the East End Historic District, all in Galveston, Texas; or to the American Cancer Society. Malloy & Son Funeral Home 3028 Broadway Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 763-2475