The following email was recently sent from me to a W&L distribution
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I am sending out this email in the interest of ensuring we are all on the same page with regard to giving to the Bowe Family Fund. There had been some question as to the appropriate giving approach within the W&L community and I think we all agree that direct support to this fund is the best immediate course. We will continue to evaluate fund raising events in the future to support the college fund of Ryan Parker Stuart Bowe and ideas and suggestions for this effort are welcomed. Additionally, I will contact the W&L Alumni Association today to determine how best we can ensure the word is appropriately spread to our community.
I will post this information to the blog at http://ryanbowe.blogspot.com. Hopefully everyone on this distribution will forward to friends and family and take a moment to add a personal thought or two to the site. I can assure you his family is enjoying the comments from everyone as they learn of the tremendous impact Ryan had not just on his immediate pledge class, but to all those who had the fortune of being a part of his life while in Lexington.
And to reiterate here is the information on the Bowe Family Fund:
Bank of America - OR2-135-01-01
Bowe Family Memorial Fund
301 S. Main
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541) 276-3421
You may also send electronic donations directly to the account:
4850 0123 6074
Oregon account
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
New Donation Information
The University of Oregon Law School posted a nice note about Ryan and also some very concise directions regarding contributions to the Bowe Family Fund. I think most are in agreement that this is the best immediate channel for all donations with fundraisers in consideration to support the college fund of Ryan Parker Stuart Bowe.
http://www.law.uoregon.edu/news/article.php?show=270
Bowe Family Memorial Fund
Ryan Bowe, University of Oregon School of Law grad from the class of 2002, passed away July 24. He's was working at the Umatilla County DA's Office in Pendleton. His wife is pregnant and is due to have their first child in about two weeks. The Umatilla County DA has set up a fund to help support the family. Any support you can give would be much appreciated.
Support can be sent to:
Bank of America - OR2-135-01-01
Bowe Family Memorial Fund
301 S. Main
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541) 276-3421
You may also send electronic donations directly to the account:
4850 0123 6074
Oregon account
To everyone who knew Ryan, we just lost a truly great person and friend.
The funeral will be held this Saturday, July 28th at 10:00am at the Vert Auditorium in Pendleton, Oregon. The address is 500 SW Dorion Ave, Pendleton. The burial will be private and limited to family members.
http://www.law.uoregon.edu/news/article.php?show=270
Bowe Family Memorial Fund
Ryan Bowe, University of Oregon School of Law grad from the class of 2002, passed away July 24. He's was working at the Umatilla County DA's Office in Pendleton. His wife is pregnant and is due to have their first child in about two weeks. The Umatilla County DA has set up a fund to help support the family. Any support you can give would be much appreciated.
Support can be sent to:
Bank of America - OR2-135-01-01
Bowe Family Memorial Fund
301 S. Main
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541) 276-3421
You may also send electronic donations directly to the account:
4850 0123 6074
Oregon account
To everyone who knew Ryan, we just lost a truly great person and friend.
The funeral will be held this Saturday, July 28th at 10:00am at the Vert Auditorium in Pendleton, Oregon. The address is 500 SW Dorion Ave, Pendleton. The burial will be private and limited to family members.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Senior year formal
You could imagine my disappointment 8 years ago when I asked my future wife on what was supposed to be our first date and she said she was already going with Ryan Bowe. While they were just going as friends, I was still a little frustrated that I had to take Pam’s sister, Angie to our Fraternity formal. Little did I know what a great night we would have and I am not ashamed to admit that Pam and my first kiss was that night.
Below are a few good pics of that night (a little embarrassing, I admit).
Below are a few good pics of that night (a little embarrassing, I admit).
Photos!
Included in the comments for the pictures at the site listed below, I added some color commentary as well the settings.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10574438@N05/
We also have JPEGs now, but at the moment we are going to use FLICKR and the blog to display them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10574438@N05/
We also have JPEGs now, but at the moment we are going to use FLICKR and the blog to display them.
Message from Ryndi
I recieved this email from Ryndi at around noon today and this message is clearly directed at all of us in the W&L community.
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I didn't know how else to contact you, but through Ryan's email. As his wife of less than 2 years, I'm not sure what else to say but thank you for your generousity and kind words through the blog that you have created with fellow W&L alumni. Ryan means the absolute world to me and I had know idea until the last couple days how many people he has truly touched and left his mark with. I thank you and I know Ryan does, too. His son will have a tough name to live up to, but I can only hope that he becomes half the man that Ryan had become. I'm so sorry. I can't say enough amazing things about Ryan, but I guess I'm not alone.
Thank you,
Ryndi Bowe
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I didn't know how else to contact you, but through Ryan's email. As his wife of less than 2 years, I'm not sure what else to say but thank you for your generousity and kind words through the blog that you have created with fellow W&L alumni. Ryan means the absolute world to me and I had know idea until the last couple days how many people he has truly touched and left his mark with. I thank you and I know Ryan does, too. His son will have a tough name to live up to, but I can only hope that he becomes half the man that Ryan had become. I'm so sorry. I can't say enough amazing things about Ryan, but I guess I'm not alone.
Thank you,
Ryndi Bowe
Markham's Memories
Jbo, the cross-country drive was one of the first things I thought of as well. Bowe sort of inducted us into all these little habits he'd developed doing that drive back and forth to school each year - beef jerky, cigarettes, an endless supply of Bruce Springsteen tapes . . ."Get in the car, Tina, we're goin' for it!"
July 27, 2007 8:40 AM
July 27, 2007 8:40 AM
You've got to love the Beastie Boys and dip straight for a 21 hour drive.
Good Memories
Whether you knew him as Deputy DA, Beaker, or The Quiet Rage, I found comfort that his friends in Pendleton knew him well enough to make the following comment about his sense of humor "It's sort of a subtle, understated sense of humor...It was so quick and sharp, half the time you'd be laughing before you realized what you were laughing about."
One of my favorite memories is driving across the country with Markham and Bowe in his Ranger truck. Senior year, as we discussed February break plans on the Tuesday before break, we decided that we would meet the rest of the guys out in Breckenridge the following week. Bowe and Markham picked me up from my last midterm and we started off from Lexington at 4pm on Friday and arrived in Breckenridge late the next day, only a few hours after the rest of the guys (we took turns sleeping as two of us would ride in the truck while the other slept under the gem top). We spent the following week cramped into a 3 bedroom condo, drinking the nights away and admiring Bowe’s freestyle skills during the day.
One of my favorite memories is driving across the country with Markham and Bowe in his Ranger truck. Senior year, as we discussed February break plans on the Tuesday before break, we decided that we would meet the rest of the guys out in Breckenridge the following week. Bowe and Markham picked me up from my last midterm and we started off from Lexington at 4pm on Friday and arrived in Breckenridge late the next day, only a few hours after the rest of the guys (we took turns sleeping as two of us would ride in the truck while the other slept under the gem top). We spent the following week cramped into a 3 bedroom condo, drinking the nights away and admiring Bowe’s freestyle skills during the day.
Have A Story To Share? Need Permission to Post?
If you do not wish to post and would like simply to add comments please feel free to use this post to as a forum to share your memories and stories. And if you wish to post and have not yet been invited to do so please email me at bpdidier@gmail.com and I will add you to the permission list.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Donations?
An account has been created for Ryndi Bowe at the Bank of America in Pendleton, OR, to help with funeral and other expenses in the wake of Ryan's death. The account is named the Bowe Family Fund and is accessible by contacting the bank directly.
In addition to this channel many have suggested creating an account or fund exclusively for Washington and Lee alumni, Kappa Sigmas especially, who wish to help financially with the obvious challenges resulting from his unexpected departure and his limited life insurance (~$10K). The goal would be to demonstrate the collective impact Ryan had on the W&L community throughout his four years in Lexington.
We were also considering a golf outing fundraiser later this year or early next where we all might have the opportunity to remember Ryan while possibly donating money to a college fund for his son.
I would like to open the forum to comments regarding (1) if it makes sense to create a separate fund for W&L contributions and (2) what type of accounts/funds would make the most sense.
In addition to this channel many have suggested creating an account or fund exclusively for Washington and Lee alumni, Kappa Sigmas especially, who wish to help financially with the obvious challenges resulting from his unexpected departure and his limited life insurance (~$10K). The goal would be to demonstrate the collective impact Ryan had on the W&L community throughout his four years in Lexington.
We were also considering a golf outing fundraiser later this year or early next where we all might have the opportunity to remember Ryan while possibly donating money to a college fund for his son.
I would like to open the forum to comments regarding (1) if it makes sense to create a separate fund for W&L contributions and (2) what type of accounts/funds would make the most sense.
Family Addresses
His wife:
Ryndi Bowe
3127 SW Isaac Ave
Pendleton, OR 97801
His mom:
Vicki Bebb
560 Toms Dr
Hood River, OR 97031
His dad:
Larry Bowe
16950 SW Richen Park Circle
Sherwood, OR 97140
larry.bowe@providence.org
503-317-3964 cell
503-925-0841 home
503-537-1701 work
Ryndi Bowe
3127 SW Isaac Ave
Pendleton, OR 97801
His mom:
Vicki Bebb
560 Toms Dr
Hood River, OR 97031
His dad:
Larry Bowe
16950 SW Richen Park Circle
Sherwood, OR 97140
larry.bowe@providence.org
503-317-3964 cell
503-925-0841 home
503-537-1701 work
Ryan Bowe Leaves His Mark at DA's Office (from the East Oregonian)
Ryan Bowe leaves his mark at DA's office
Colleagues remember, mourn young attorney
By Samantha Bates of the East Oregonian
July 25, 2007
PENDLETON - The death of Ryan Bowe left a visible mark on the Umatilla County District Attorney's office Tuesday. Employees were subdued and there was a quiet laying over the usually busy office.
Bowe, who has worked at the office on and off for about three years as a deputy district attorney, died of natural causes around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He was 30 years old, married and expecting his first child.
"The biggest blow to me is - I considered Ryan my friend and that's the hardest thing," District Attorney Dean Gushwa said. "To lose him as an employee is secondary."
"He was incredibly fair, very compassionate," said fellow deputy district attorney Simonne Weyand as she fought back tears.
"This was his home. He fell in love with a hometown girl. He came here thinking he'd be here two years, but he made a life for himself." Weyand said Bowe and his wife, Ryndi, were expecting a son in August.
Weyand knew Bowe since they both attended the University of Oregon Law School and graduated in 2002. Though they didn't intend to, they both ended up working in the same office in Umatilla County.
Bowe began there in September 2003, Gushwa said.
Starting on the same day was Deputy District Attorney Daniel Wendel.
"We kind of had this sibling rivalry thing going," Wendel said in a slightly cheerful voice. But at the same time, Wendel said he and Bowe were always ready to drop everything to help the other when needed.
"I trust him to the ends of the earth," Wendel said.
Gushwa said Bowe always was ready for whatever came his way on the job.
"I was extremely pleased and happy he could take a case of any kind without any trepidation or undue concern," Gushwa said. "And he would handle it well. His technical skills were professional at any case we gave him."
In the office, Amber Gilbert, who worked as his secretary since January, said he was very professional.
"Every morning he'd come and say, 'Hi, how are you?' " Gilbert said. It was his daily courtesies like that she would remember.
Gushwa said Bowe also was more than competent in the courtroom.
"At trial he was able to take complicated issues and explain them in terms every juror would understand," he said.
"We had really different styles," Wendel said. "He's very sincere and reasonable. Through that he was able to talk not just to jurors, but the defense."
"He was an incredibly sincere person and that came across in the courtroom," Weyand said. "He loved the work - he did."
She added he was level-headed and capable of balancing his work with his personal and family life.
"We were a close crew," she said. Many of the deputy district attorneys are around the same age and Weyand said they often spent time together outside of work.
"We all hung out, like a family," she added.
In addition, Wendel and Weyand said Bowe had a good sense of humor, although quiet.
"It's sort of a subtle, understated sense of humor," Wendel said. "It was so quick and sharp, half the time you'd be laughing before you realized what you were laughing about."
Gushwa said he believed Bowe intended to be a career prosecutor. Weyand guessed he could have been the next district attorney after Gushwa. Gushwa remembered a recent conversation he'd had with Weyand when they agreed he could have gone as far as to become a senator.
"With his demeanor and his amiability he could have gone anywhere," Gushwa said.
Bowe left the District Attorney's office in April 2006 to work civil law at Corey, Byler, Rew Lorenzen & Hojem LLP.
"On behalf of our law firm I was saddened to learn of his death," said Steven Corey in an official statement. "Ryan was a bright, young attorney, who loved to do prosecutorial work. He briefly worked at our law firm and made many friends through his work here. ... He was dedicated and hard working. Our law office was stunned to learn that he had passed away and at such a young age. We offer our sympathies to his family, including his wife, Ryndi."
After Gushwa became district attorney in January, he invited Bowe back and Bowe returned in February. Since that time he was deeply involved with many complicated cases, including the Rill trial dealing with alleged sheep neglect and the recent Summerfield murder case.
Tuesday afternoon, Gushwa set up an account for Bowe's wife and family, called the Bowe Family Fund, at Bank of America. He said the account is to help with funeral costs and to help Bowe's wife with the new baby when he arrives.
Colleagues remember, mourn young attorney
By Samantha Bates of the East Oregonian
July 25, 2007
PENDLETON - The death of Ryan Bowe left a visible mark on the Umatilla County District Attorney's office Tuesday. Employees were subdued and there was a quiet laying over the usually busy office.
Bowe, who has worked at the office on and off for about three years as a deputy district attorney, died of natural causes around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He was 30 years old, married and expecting his first child.
"The biggest blow to me is - I considered Ryan my friend and that's the hardest thing," District Attorney Dean Gushwa said. "To lose him as an employee is secondary."
"He was incredibly fair, very compassionate," said fellow deputy district attorney Simonne Weyand as she fought back tears.
"This was his home. He fell in love with a hometown girl. He came here thinking he'd be here two years, but he made a life for himself." Weyand said Bowe and his wife, Ryndi, were expecting a son in August.
Weyand knew Bowe since they both attended the University of Oregon Law School and graduated in 2002. Though they didn't intend to, they both ended up working in the same office in Umatilla County.
Bowe began there in September 2003, Gushwa said.
Starting on the same day was Deputy District Attorney Daniel Wendel.
"We kind of had this sibling rivalry thing going," Wendel said in a slightly cheerful voice. But at the same time, Wendel said he and Bowe were always ready to drop everything to help the other when needed.
"I trust him to the ends of the earth," Wendel said.
Gushwa said Bowe always was ready for whatever came his way on the job.
"I was extremely pleased and happy he could take a case of any kind without any trepidation or undue concern," Gushwa said. "And he would handle it well. His technical skills were professional at any case we gave him."
In the office, Amber Gilbert, who worked as his secretary since January, said he was very professional.
"Every morning he'd come and say, 'Hi, how are you?' " Gilbert said. It was his daily courtesies like that she would remember.
Gushwa said Bowe also was more than competent in the courtroom.
"At trial he was able to take complicated issues and explain them in terms every juror would understand," he said.
"We had really different styles," Wendel said. "He's very sincere and reasonable. Through that he was able to talk not just to jurors, but the defense."
"He was an incredibly sincere person and that came across in the courtroom," Weyand said. "He loved the work - he did."
She added he was level-headed and capable of balancing his work with his personal and family life.
"We were a close crew," she said. Many of the deputy district attorneys are around the same age and Weyand said they often spent time together outside of work.
"We all hung out, like a family," she added.
In addition, Wendel and Weyand said Bowe had a good sense of humor, although quiet.
"It's sort of a subtle, understated sense of humor," Wendel said. "It was so quick and sharp, half the time you'd be laughing before you realized what you were laughing about."
Gushwa said he believed Bowe intended to be a career prosecutor. Weyand guessed he could have been the next district attorney after Gushwa. Gushwa remembered a recent conversation he'd had with Weyand when they agreed he could have gone as far as to become a senator.
"With his demeanor and his amiability he could have gone anywhere," Gushwa said.
Bowe left the District Attorney's office in April 2006 to work civil law at Corey, Byler, Rew Lorenzen & Hojem LLP.
"On behalf of our law firm I was saddened to learn of his death," said Steven Corey in an official statement. "Ryan was a bright, young attorney, who loved to do prosecutorial work. He briefly worked at our law firm and made many friends through his work here. ... He was dedicated and hard working. Our law office was stunned to learn that he had passed away and at such a young age. We offer our sympathies to his family, including his wife, Ryndi."
After Gushwa became district attorney in January, he invited Bowe back and Bowe returned in February. Since that time he was deeply involved with many complicated cases, including the Rill trial dealing with alleged sheep neglect and the recent Summerfield murder case.
Tuesday afternoon, Gushwa set up an account for Bowe's wife and family, called the Bowe Family Fund, at Bank of America. He said the account is to help with funeral costs and to help Bowe's wife with the new baby when he arrives.
Welcome
This site is dedicated to preserving the memory of Ryan Bowe. He was a friend to many and I encourage everyone to post stories, photos, and any other tidbits of information that will help us all remember the content of his character. At the moment I feel tremendous grief over the loss of a friend and the family he has left behind, but I am comforted reminiscing about all the wonderful moments we had together. Bowe (at W&L as he was known...or was it the Quiet Rage...I digress) was a man of extraordinary integrity and I like to think that his friendship made us all a little more compassionate and caring as individuals.
J-bo Wall and I had the idea for this forum and we are in the process of converting our W&L photographs of Bowe (at Kinko's) into JPEGs for posting on to this site. It would be great if others could do the same as photographs containing him are seldom without humor and emotion.
Additionally, we will also use this site for information regarding the fund that has been established for Ryndi and her soon-to-be arriving son. The baby is to be named Ryan Parker Stuart Bowe.
Words cannot describe the sadness and vacancy his passing leaves behind in all of us, but I am excited that technology allows us to remember more vividly why we loved him so much.
J-bo Wall and I had the idea for this forum and we are in the process of converting our W&L photographs of Bowe (at Kinko's) into JPEGs for posting on to this site. It would be great if others could do the same as photographs containing him are seldom without humor and emotion.
Additionally, we will also use this site for information regarding the fund that has been established for Ryndi and her soon-to-be arriving son. The baby is to be named Ryan Parker Stuart Bowe.
Words cannot describe the sadness and vacancy his passing leaves behind in all of us, but I am excited that technology allows us to remember more vividly why we loved him so much.
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