- Date Of Birth: October 4, 1953
- Date Of Death: March 17, 2023
- State: Minnesota
Edward “Ed” Dean Bowen passed peacefully on to the next plane on 3/17/2023 at the St. Cloud VA Community Care Center.
Ed was born and raised in the Tri-Cities, WA, the second of nine siblings. At the age of 16, Ed sustained injuries in a farming accident, from which he was not expected to survive. Despite the odds being against him, he beat them all, and this would not be the last time. Ed went on to graduate from Kennewick High, and at the age of 18 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps where he served as a helicopter mechanic during the Vietnam War. Two years after receiving his honorable discharge and returning to the Tri-Cities, Ed was in a motorcycle accident and sustained injuries that he again was not expected to survive. And yet again, he beat all odds.
Ed eventually moved to Minnesota where he would become a fixture of St.
In true Ed fashion he beat the odds once more, fiercely living while battling pancreatic cancer for twelve months following his initial diagnosis.
Ed is preceded in death by his father (Donald), mother (Billie), brothers (Willie and Jonathan), and sister (Cindy). He is survived by his son (Troy), grandchildren and great-grandchildren, sisters (Donna and Lori), brothers (Howard, Richard, Ralph, and William), his closest friend Lucy, and her daughter Mariah.
He left an impression on just about everyone he encountered, and he will live on happily in these shared impressions and memories.
Love you…Love you more…Love you most.
