William Bowman
April 02, 1950 - January 10, 2022
Obituary
William Virgil Bowman, 71, of Indianapolis passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022. He was born in Seymour, IN to Jerry DeWayne and Mildred L. Bowman on April 2, 1950. William worked as an engineer for the City of Indianapolis. He proudly served our country as a Commander of the United States Navy. He was a Shihan with World Karate Do Miura Dojo. He was a member of American Legion Brownsburg Lincoln Post 331 and a servant at Chapel Rock Food Pantry. William enjoyed woodworking. He loved o travel and most of all, he loved spending time with his family. William was preceded in death by his parents, Jerry and Mildred Bowman. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Patricia “Patty” Bowman; daughters, Cory (Chad Thomas) of Hebron, KY and Elizabeth (Roger Sweet) Bowman of Indianapolis; granddaughters, Jacquelyn Windle of Indianapolis, Danielle (Michael) Fordyce of Burlington, KY, and Alycia Sweet of Indianapolis; grandson, A.J. Scott of Erlanger, KY; great granddaughters, Sophia Sanfillippo and Isabella Windle of Indianapolis, Riley Scott and Skylar Fordyce of Burlington, KY; great grandson, William Scott of Burlington, KY; sisters, Kathy Greenlee and her spouse, Sharon Reddick and her spouse and Vera Malinee and her spouse all of Indianapolis; and his brother, Tom Bowman and his spouse of Indianapolis. Memorial contributions can be made to Chapel Rock Food Pantry.
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Shannon Donahue
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I remember our first trip to West Virginia to die class 5 white wetter rafting. Bill fought to have the front of the bot and laughed the entire time. I will miss those trips!
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Kim Holtsclaw
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I first met Bill nearly 30 years ago when I say a flyer at Krannert about Karate classes. I had just returned to Indy from 7 years in Arizona and was using Krannert as a place to workout. I decide that Karate classes would be a great way to get aerobic training. The classes were schedule 2.5 hours twice a week for 8 weeks. I figure that this would be a great start, little did I realize that I would spend the next 30 years dedicating a lot of time to Karate training. I owe all of this to Bill. He has been the one constant in all my time in Karate. He was able to mix the training with a lot of extra enjoyment. Bill was always looking and planning for the next great adventure. I never met a person that enjoyed life so much. I was just in Chicago with him in December and we were discussing some of the adventures that he had planned for this year. I had finally decided that I would do that canyon river run in West Virginia with him.
I still haven't grasped that he is gone. Denial is always the first thought. He will live in my memories until my time has come. He leaves behind such a loving family. I have been acquainted with all of them from his wife, children to his great-grand children. I can only offer condolences to you all. I do know my life has been better knowing Bill. He will always be my Shihan and my good friend.
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Lynn & Robin Thompson
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We knew Bill first as Cory's Dad. What a smiley and cheerful man always and now in our memories. So devastated for your loss, Cory. Fervent prayers for you and your mom as you head through an unwanted grief journey. Aching for you and wishing you peace as you say good-bye. Much love to you all. Lynn and Robin Thompson
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Robert Harris
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So sad. My heart goes out to Bill's family. What a family man. He talked so highly of his children and grandchildren.
I met Bill over 50 years ago at college up at 38th Street. It was then called Purdue extension. During the fall of the year, we played many hours of touch football between classes and occasional even went to class (lol). Years later, we were co-workers at DPW, City of Indianapolis. Bill was great to work with, smart, always smiling, very nice, a team player. For several years he would ask me to go rafting with this group and would show me pictures of these killer rapids. I always opted out, looked dangerous. (lol) Bill, rest in peace, He has a plan for you, your work is not done.
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Kelli Thomas Garner
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So sorry for your loss of your sweet daddy. We love you and are thinking of all of you. Love, Jim, Kelli and James Michael
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Dave and Shari Foster
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We are so sorry to hear of Bill's passing. We worked together at DPW and was always knowledgeable and helpful. And quite the adventurer! Our condolences to his family....Dave and Shari Foster