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George McClellan Lowry, M.D. passed away August 19, 2021.
George, son of McClellan and Alice Lowry, died peacefully in Austin, Texas after a four-year battle with Alzheimer's dementia.
He is survived by his wife Genie, one daughter, Suzie, and three sons, Matt, Gus and Greg. 11 loving grandchildren also survive him.
George was born in Elmhurst, Illinois and attended Southwest high school in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Pomona College as well as Washington University Medical School in St Louis. He completed an Ophthalmology residency at Wash U and joined the Air Force in 1968. After serving in the Air Force for 2 years as a flight surgeon, he and Genie settled in San Antonio, Texas where he practiced Ophthalmology for 45 years.
He was one of the first eye surgeons to perform corneal transplants in San Antonio.
He will be remembered as a gifted physician dedicated to improving the vision of his patients and a loving family man who was never without a book in his free time. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
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JAMES WILBUR HOLMES
December 15, 2024
I am so sorry to learn that the world has lost a real champion. Dr. George Lowry "drove my Cadillacs off" more than 20 years ago, and now, at 90, I still have almost perfect vision. What a blessing! Thank you, Dr. Lowry...and thank You, Lord for the blessings he helped bring to this world.
Pamela Berg
June 21, 2022
Dr. Lowry was out family Opthalmologist since the early-mid 60s, seeing not only my widowed Mom (at the time), but my 2 older sisters, my brother & myself as needed. He removed a shard of dog bone that flew up & imbedded itself into my sister´s eye while she was mowing the lawn. The operation was a complete success & she suffered no I´ll effects from the surgery, having better eyesight than she had before this accident. I was always nearsighted for as long as I can remember & prone to really, really bad headaches while reading (which was & is my favorite form of relaxation) & while doing schoolwork/homework, often getting sick in the middle of lessons. It was Dr. Lowry who suggested to my mother that although I could pass the school eye exams, always sitting in the front row of the classroom, holding my books close to my face & the very frequent migraine-like headaches were a definite sign that I needed my eyes examined & that I probably needed glasses. What a difference they made for me & continue to do so. He prescribed the 1st of many pairs of glasses for me. He also performed one of the 1st Corneal Transplants on my stepdad using glass lenses back then (~mid-late 70s). So he was our eye doctor for many, many years. The last time I saw him & was prescribed new lenses was ~2011 & of course, I had meant to see him again in several years. But other surgeries took precedence & then came Covid, which from reading his obituary, he was already retired & ill by then.
I want his family to know that his many years of loyal, optimal & precision care of his patients´ eyes, along with his great sense of humor are truly appreciated & will be greatly missed.
it´s been very difficult to find another Opthalmologist of his caliber to continue my eye care. He is ever so missed. May his memory be for a blessing & may he Rest In Peace.
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Les & Joan Torgerson
December 24, 2021
Dear Genie & family -we were going to reach out to you & George today -then came upon his passing . Our hearts are sad & we send our deepest sympathy to you Genie , your family & friends . What can we say about the dearest of friends in St Louis . The respect & admiration we had for George was a constant ! The fun & the memories are forever in our hearts . God bless his memory & we hold you ,Genie , in our hearts . May your memories comfort you . Love Les & Joan
Patricia Pena
November 10, 2021
My sincere and deepest condolences to your family......
I new Dr Lowry since the early 90´s when I first came into the medical field........ He was a great dr and a really nice man.. RIP
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Kevin & Gail Seipp
November 6, 2021
We are sorry for your families loss
Amy Gordon RN
October 31, 2021
To the Lowry Family,
So sorry for your loss. Dr. Lowry was my eye doctor for over 20 years. He will be dearly missed. Praying for your family.
Yvonne G
October 31, 2021
My deepest condolences to Dr. Lowry´s family. My father was a patient of his for many years. I had the pleasure of meeting him also. He will be greatly missed. My father passed 1yr.ago. May he Rest In Peace. He was a great nan and Dr.
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