Gary J. Bowen

A beloved husband and devoted father, he is survived by his wife, Barbara; his son, Gary, and his wife, Danielle; his daughter, Kerri, and her husband, Daniel; his grandchildren, Kingston and Boston; his brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Judy McCloskey; and his nephew, Jackie McCloskey.

Born in Providence, RI on February 11, 1947, he attended the University of Rhode Island, where he met his wife of 47 years, graduated with a degree in electrical engineering, and was honored as a distinguished alumnus with the URI Engineering Entrepreneur Award. He loved his alma mater and valued the life-long friendships he shared with Phi Gamma Delta brothers. He gave back to the university with gratitude, serving as a Trustee for the URI Foundation and the Principal for Technology Investments on URI’s Making a Difference Leadership Committee. Gary was a distinguished member of the high tech community throughout his career. A former executive at Hewlett-Packard, he helped launch technology startups Masscomp and Wellfleet Communications. In the later stages of his career, he remained engaged as a venture capital investor and a board member to many high technology start-ups. What he cherished most about his years in business were the enduring friendships he formed with respected colleagues, many of whom became his closest, most beloved friends.

A funeral mass will be held at Saint Cecilia Parish, 18 Belvidere St, Boston on Thursday, December 3rd at 10am

***please see below for parking information

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in his memory to the Cancer Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 or the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he received compassionate care in his brave battle against cancer.

***PARKING

Reduced-rate parking is available on Sundays at the Prudential Center south side parking garage (enter at Huntington/Dalton only, up to 4 hrs: $14, up to 5 hrs: $20) and at the Hilton Boston Back Bay ($5). Be sure to have one of our greeters validate your parking ticket before returning to your car.

****PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The closest T (subway) station is the Hynes Convention Center/ICA stop on the Green Line (also on the #1 Bus Route). Go left as you exit the station. You are now on Mass Ave. Your second left is Belvidere Street, and the church is on the left.