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William A. "Bill" RowanJuly 28, 1928 - February 16, 2012
William A. “Bill” Rowan, age 83, a resident of Naperville, IL since 2008, former 37 year resident of Maryland, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Edward Hospital in Naperville. He was born July 26, 1928 in Chicago. Loving husband of Georgina (nee Marchioretto) Rowan, whom he married April 4, 1959, beloved father of Brian G. Rowan of Mandeville, LA, Joseph Rowan of Glen Ellyn, IL, Madeline (Greg) Schmid of Naperville and Paula Rowan of Felton, PA, adored grandfather of Kimberly Spivey, Dominic, Samuel and Patrick Rowan, Lucy and Jacqueline Schmid, devoted son of the late William A. and Mary Isabel (nee Dunne) Rowan, dear brother of Miriam (the late Harold) Ward, Richard (Mary) Rowan and the late Patricia (P.J.) Murphy, fond uncle of many. Bill grew up on Chicago’s Southeast Side and attended St. Francis de Sales High School (class of 1946). He graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign, served in the U.S Army during the Korean War and later received his MBA from the University of Chicago. Bill was a civilian employee of the U.S. Army working as a chemical engineer from 1964-1999 at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD. An avid student of history, Bill was the son of William A. Rowan, who served as alderman of the Tenth Ward of Chicago from 1927-1942, and also as an Illinois Representative to The Seventy-Eighth and Seventy-Ninth U.S. Congresses. He was a member of St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Naperville. Visitation Sunday, February 19, 2:00-7:00 P.M. at Friedrich-Jones Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 44 S. Mill St., Naperville. Family and friends will meet Monday, February 20th at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 2220 Lisson Rd., Naperville for a 10:00 A.M. Mass of Christian Burial. Interment: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Chicago Park District, Rowan Park, c/o Parkways Foundation, Attn: Rowan Park Donation Funds, 541 N. Fairbanks Ct., Chicago, IL 60611 (773)646-3180. Donations may be directed towards special projects or programming in honor of William A. Rowan. |
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