- Died at his home, Richardson, Dallas, TX
Obituary
Gary D. Rowley
8/16/2007
Gary Dean Rowley 76, Richardson, Texas, died Sunday, July 29, 2007, at his home.
He was born June 25, 1931, in Oberlin to Gerald Drollinger and Arlene Verda (Chapin.) He later was adopted by Johnnie Lyle Rowley. He attended Norton Elementary School, Norton Junior High School, and was a 1950 graduate of Norton Community High School. He attended Kansas State University, Manhattan, graduating with a bachelor of science degree in industrial and manufacturing systems engineering in 1955.
He married Carmen Louise Schoen on Dec. 19, 1954, in Clayton. He worked for Rockwell/Collins for 32 years prior to retiring in 1989. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from June 1955 to July 1, 1957.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Barton Alan Rowley, Richardson, Texas, and Gavin Drew Rowley, Denton, Texas; a daughter, Dorinda Ann Bazanele, Lavon, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Norton Cemetery, with military honors by Harmonson-Redd American Legion Post No. 63, Norton.
Memorials are suggested to The Nature Conservancy 4245 N. Fairfax Dr. Suite 100, Arlington, VA, 22203 in care of Enfield Funeral Home, Norton.
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1931 - 2007 (76 years)
