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