France 2022
With the pandemic and lockdown fading fast in the rear view mirror, I proposed to my son Pat that he join me in visiting our cousins in France this summer.
Fête du 80e Anniversaire de Bill Bowe (En Française)
Remarques de William J. Bowe Fête du 80e anniversaire Cliquez ici pour voir les photos de la fête Note de l'éditeur : Grâce à mes cousins Tony Bowe et Charley Bowe, et à leurs épouses Nancy [...]
80th Birthday Party
[Automatically generated subtitles in both English and French can be read or turned off by clicking on the CC (Closed Captions) button on the lower right corner of the video.] Bill Bowe Remarks Remarques de [...]
John Skura
John Skura Editor's Note: John Skura in his brief remarks points to a number of parallels between his life and mine, including our service in the military. John recalls his career in the Naval Intelligence Service and mine [...]
Beth Hanley Dunn
Beth Hanley Dunn Editor's Note: Beth Hanley Dunn represented the entire Hanley Family, including her brother John Hanley. In a reminder that the pandemic has some lingering effects as the country tries to get back up on its [...]
Cathy Parish Skura
Cathy Parish Skura Editor's Note: The paternal grandmother of Cathy Parish Skura was, Catherine Canavan Parish, was the 9th of the 13 children born to Anthony Canavan (1822-1890) and Ann Hughes (1818-1899). My paternal grandmother, Ellen Canavan Bowe was [...]
Tony Bowe
Tony Bowe Editor's Note: Tony Bowe set the birthday party in motion, and earlier had been the first to encourage a more ambitious attempt at a website broadly of interest to my extended family. He and his wife [...]
Charley Bowe
Charley Bowe Editor's Note: Charley Bowe arranged to host the party at the Wilmette Harbor Club and he and June arranged the decorations with Tony and Nancy Bowe. Charley recalled that I was his godfather, in a good way, [...]
Pat Bowe
Pat Bowe E Editor's note : Pat Bowe was a key member of the secret cabal that tried and failed to throw a surprise party for my 80th birthday. Leaders Tony and Cathy Bowe tasked Charley Bowe with organizing [...]