Cary Bowen Thorpe

Cary Bowen Thorpe, 55, passed away at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital on Sunday, September 21, 2014 after a brief and ferocious battle with cancer. She was born on September 9, 1959 to Laura and Charles Bowen of Atlanta. She was a graduate of Westminster High School (Class of 1977) and Vanderbilt University (1980), where she joined the Kappa Delta sorority and earned her Bachelor's degree in French

While Cary was a great athlete and a competitive tennis player, skier, and golfer, she always had a love for horses. She showed with the Westminster Pony Club during her high school years and later competed in three-day eventing, hunter/jumper horse shows, and fox hunting as an adult. Cary made a big impact in the lives of all she encountered, including those who shared a passion for riding. She and her daughter, Elizabeth, spent many Saturday afternoons on trail rides together at the family farm in Newnan, GA.

Traveling the world with family and friends was another passion of Cary's. For example, Cary enjoyed many laughs and good memories while on family trips to the Bahamas and the Florida Keys aboard "The Great Escape;" a mother/daughter/grandmother trip to Paris; and many other world travels with her fiance, John.

Cary is survived by her fiance, John Cubelic; daughter and son, Elizabeth and William; parents, Laura and Charles Bowen; sister and brother, Laurie Bowen Carmichael (Archie) and Charles Bowen, Jr; nieces and nephews, Hailey Carmichael Domeck (Justin), A.D. Carmichael, Hala Bowen, and Chase Bowen.

A celebration of Cary's life will be held at St. Philip's Cathedral in Atlanta, GA on Thursday, September 25th at 10 o'clock in the morning with Dean Sam Candler as the officiant. A burial will take place immediately following at Westview Cemetery. A visitation will be held Wednesday from 5:00-7:30 p.m. at Patterson Funeral Home, Springhill.

Online condolences may be made at www.hmpattersonspringhill.com.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation.