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PCCA Journal|3

rd

Quarter 2015

33

P

CCA is deeply to saddened

to report that Howie Bow-

dring, husband of PCCA’s

Stacy and a beloved mem-

ber of the PCCA family,

died unexpectedly from cardiac arrest

on October 28 during a Masters swim

practice.

Howie has been a regular at PCCA

meetings for years, always eager to pitch

in, willing to work long hours, and ready

to have a good time with his friends at

PCCA. Of course, many of the Bowdrings

have helped us at PCCA meetings, and

our sympathies and prayers go out to

Stacy, their children Shannon, Molly,

and Patrick, and all of the wonderfully

large Bowdring family.

“Howie was one of the nicest people

that I’ve ever known and a fantastic

husband, father, and friend,” said Tim

Wagner, PCCA Executive Vice President.

“He will be greatly missed by everyone

he touched.”

Howie was born in Somerville, Mass.,

on June 11, 1960, as the fifth of nine

children. The family moved to the Belle

Haven area of Alexandria, Va., in 1965.

He was a natural athlete, a real asset on

the tennis teams at Bishop Ireton High

School, where he graduated in 1978.

Howie won the Virginia State All Catho-

lic Doubles Championship four times

and later competed on an east coast

doubles tennis circuit. He

attended Mary Washington

College and Virginia Tech be-

fore starting his professional

career.

Since 2007, Howie was the

Controller of the CARANA

Corporation, which designs

economic development strate-

gies in dozens of countries.

The friends he aided there are

scattered to the far reaches

of the globe. From 1997 to

2007, he was the Controller at Millen-

nium Bank and served previously at the

Greater Atlantic Savings Bank and First

Commonwealth Bank.

Howie was not only known for his

collegial, fun personality, but also for

his steadfastness and dependability.

Whether the request was for work or

fun, you could count on Howie to say,

“I’m in.”

Howie was everything to everyone:

coach, athlete, referee, grill master,

handyman, friend, and father. You could

not attend a Fort Hunt sporting event

without seeing Howie there, whether

he was coaching little league (for over

a decade) or refereeing back-to-back

basketball games on the weekend. In his

spare time, he competed in triathlons

and conquered the demanding 4.4-mile

Chesapeake Bay Swim three times.

Unofficial leader of Redskins tailgates,

Howie captained the grill and captivated

those around him with his quick wit and

hearty chuckle. Heaven was his in-laws’

cottage on the Potomac River at Cobb

Island, Maryland. In another life, Howie

might have been the spokesperson for

Budweiser, living it up with the Clydes-

dales and Dalmatians.

Howie was the Treasurer of the

Stratford Landing Citizen Association,

on the board of directors of the Stratford

Recreational Association, and a member

of Good Shepherd Catholic Parish in

Alexandria.

Survivors include his father Howard

P. Bowdring, Sr. of Alexandria, Va.; wife

of 28 years, Stacy Ferlmann Bowdring of

Alexandria, Va.; three children, Shannon

M. Bowdring of Burlington, Vt., Molly A.

Bowdring of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Patrick

T. Bowdring of Alexandria, Va.; siblings

Michelle Bowdring Shaw of McLean, Va.,

Katherine Bowdring of Alexandria, Va.,

Nancy Bowdring Mino of Gates Mills,

Ohio, William Bowdring of Alexan-

dria, Va., Patricia Bowdring Gordon of

Sterling, Va., and Elizabeth Bowdring of

Alexandria, Va., as well as 14 nieces and

nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial was of-

fered on Tuesday, November 3 at Good

Shepherd Catholic Church, Alexandria,

VA. In lieu of flowers, contributions

may be made to the Patrick Bowdring

529 College Savings Plan. Send checks

made out to American Funds with ac-

count number 61736515 in the memo

line to: American Funds, PO Box 2280,

Norfolk, VA 22501.

PCCA NEWS

In Memoriam: Howie Bowdring