James Bowen

On December 10, 2009, of Cheverly, MD. Jim was the loving father of Michael A. Bowen and Rebecca L. Hammer, grandfather of April M. Richards and her husband Christopher and the late Kevin J. Hammer, great-grandfather of Lucy E. Richards, brother of Patricia Krebs and Peter Bowen and dear friend of Dick and Lynn Demeister and Susan Sohn and their families. Relatives and friends are invited to Jim's Life Celebration at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A., 4739 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, MD on Monday, December 21 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, December 22 for services at 10:30 a.m. Interment Maryland Veteran's Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to The Johns Hopkins Hospital Business Services, 201 N. Charles St., Ste. 2500, Baltimore, MD 21201 Attn: Gift Processing Supervisor or to the U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002.