Itsn Collin W. Bowen

ITSN Collin William Bowen passed away suddenly and unexpectedly as the result of complications from a seizure while underway on the USS Wasp on April 18th, 2023, two months shy of his 24th Birthday. Born June 18, 1999, Collin was a 2017 graduate of Anchor Bay High School and enlisted in the US Navy immediately following high school graduation. An avid gamer, Collin has friends from all over the world, and it fueled his career as an Information Systems Technician in the Navy. Collin was a dedicated husband to Alysia Mann, and he is survived by Alysia and his loving parents: Andrea (Randall) Mink, Gavin Bowen (Jeanette Gilbert), his siblings Kathryn Crosby, Jeremiah Mink, Michael (Amelia) Crosby, Cameron Crosby, Clayton Gilbert and Max Gilbert; his grandparents Douglas Maitrott, Janice Burgess, and Howard (Catherine) Wilcox; his Aunts Darshan Mcintosh and Deborah (Matthew) Rapuzzi; his Uncle John (Tiffany) Mink, his cousins Gavin, Angelina, Grace and David Rapuzzi, as well as an amazing network of extended family, friends and shipmates. He was predeceased by his grandmother, Audrey Maitrott. Collin is remembered by all who love him as the young man with a kind smile and a big heart. He was so loved and will be so very missed.
Visitation will be held on Friday, May 5th, 2023 from 4pm - 8pm at Jowett Funeral Home located at 57737 Gratiot Ave, New Haven, MI 48048.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 6th 2023 at 11:00 AM at Evident Church located at 52101 Gratiot Ave, Chesterfield, MI 48051. There will be visitation from 10:30 AM until the time of the funeral.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that you make a donation in memory of Collin to the VA Medical Center-Valor Center in Detroit, MI. You can donate online at the following link: https://www.pay.gov/public/form/start/48003168/