Smethport –Dr. Douglas F. Bowman, 62, of Smethport, died Tuesday (November 25, 2008).
He was born Aug 23, 1946 in Chestertown, MD, a son of Franklin and Irene Mench Bowman. On August 14, 1971, in Lilly, PA, he married Barbara Klayko, who survives. He was a caring and loving husband and father.
Dr. Bowman was a 1964 graduate of Aberdeen High School, Aberdeen, Maryland and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, where he received his B.A. He received his B.S. from Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, in 1976, and received his M.D. in 1978 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland. From 1979 to the present, he continued his medical education through AMA and AAFP.
Prior to being a physician, Dr. Douglas Bowman was a high school teacher at the Kent County High School in Chestertown, Maryland. From 1978 to 1981, he was Lieutenant of the U.S. Public Health Service Corps. In 1979, he came to Smethport, as part of the public health service corps, and practiced medicine in Smethport for the last 29 years, previously with the Bowman Health Center, presently with Misty Valley Health Center. He also served as School Physician for the Smethport Area School District from 1985 to 2003. Over the years, he held many medical positions, the majority affiliated with the Charles Cole Memorial Hospital.
He was a member of the McKean County Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society, American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Practitioners, and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians. He held past board member status in many local medical related organizations.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters: Rebecca (Scott) MacLeod of Greensboro, NC, Laura (Mark) Aimonetti of Anchorage, AL and one son: Adam Bowman of Chesilhurst, NJ
Visitation will be held on Friday, 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. at St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, Port Allegany, PA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am Saturday in St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, Port Allegany, with the Rev. John Murphy, pastor, as celebrant, and the Reverends Vincent P. Cieslewicz and Charles Schmitt, as concelebrants.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, Port Allegany, S.W. Smith Library, Port Allegany, or the Hamlin Memorial Library, Smethport.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.
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6 comments:
Sympathy goes out to Mrs. Bowman and the family. You will be missed Doc!!
The loss of Dr. Bowman is so devestating to the whole community. He was such a caring man, and showed what being a true doctor is all about. As a nurse, and as a wife of a patient of his, I saw first hand several times the extra time he took for his paitents, and how he went above and beyond. I'm very saddened by this passing, but know he has touched many lives, and all of us are better off for knowing him.
God Bless Mrs. Bowman, and everyone who knew him.
Tina M. Smith, Port Allegany
For the past 23 years, Dr. Bowman has not only been our family physician, but a truste, and honored member of our family. We would like to thank Dr. Bowman's Wife Barbara, his 2 daughters and his son for sharing this man of medicine and honor with us. Our sorrow for the loss of this gentle man of medicine can in no way be expressed in mere words. Thank You For Being Here For Us Dr. Bowman. Roy, and Susan Barclay, and Family.
At Doc's visitation on Friday evening, Terri Ann remembered him fondly as a man of many hats, both literally and figuratively. How true! Devoted husband, father, father-in-law, friend, physician, handyman, lover of nature, healer of bodies and hearts. We have been honored and blessed to have been amoung the chosen to "Walk with Doc" on his mountain,through his cathedral in the woods, and some of the wonderful milestones in his all too short life. God bless you for enriching all our lives.
Thank you all for your kind words. Dad would have been very pleased with all the love the community has showed to our whole family. Dad was a very hard working man. He was strong willed. A great teacher, and an amazing father. He loved working outdoors at home, and went out doing something he really enjoyed. It's a shame it happened so soon. He will be missed.
Adam
I grew up with Doug, but lost contact after high school. My mother worked with his mother in WWII. I am not surprised that he became the man he did. I am only saddened to discover he has left us.
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