Richard Albert Bowers was born September 8, 1951, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  He was called home on July 2, 2017, from non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer due to Agent Orange during his time in Vietnam; USMC.

Richard started working as a janitor at Kelly AFB to climb the ladder to Chief of Scheduling in the aircraft division and then Specialty Engine Flight Chief at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.  Richard also retired as Captain in the Texas National Guard Reserves.

Richard is survived by his wife, Rebecca (Becky); children: Paula (William) Dodd, Victoria Bowers, Stephanie (Gilbert) Felan, Jacob (Joy) Gonzales; his mother, Carlene Chase; father-in-law, Reynaldo Nerio; twin brother, Michael (Lisa); brothers: Dennis, Karl (Nene), Timothy, Jesse (Shelly); grandchildren: Summer, Gavin, Regina, Madyson, Richard, Caterina, and Gia.

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