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BOWERS, Edward R.
BOWERS, Edward R. (Flint, Michigan, June 3, 1937--Dubuque, IA, June 15, 2020) Edward lived most of his youth in Tonawanda, New York where he graduated from Tonawanda High School in 1955, and excelled in football, swimming, and baseball. In 2015, he was inducted to his high school Athletic Hall of Fame. He married Sandra J. Fleming of Grand Island, New York, on June 14, 1958.
Edward was a graduate of Syracuse University (1960) where he was on the football team (defensive halfback), which won the National Championship in 1959. He also competed on the swimming team. After attending graduate school at UC-Long Beach, he started in college textbook publishing with Rand McNally in Chicago (1966). In 1974 he joined WILLIAM C. BROWN PUBLISHERS in Dubuque as an editor, eventually moving on to become a vice president and executive editor. In 1981 he started Eddie Bowers Publishing Company, specializing in college textbooks. He retired from publishing in 2012.
Eddie was a championship handball player and avid runner. He ran over 50 marathons and also a few ultramarathons. He founded the Mississippi Valley Running Association and was president for several years. He also was a board member of the YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.), as well as a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Dubuque.
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