Father John William Fowler, a retired priest of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, passed away on January 22 in Sachse. Father Fowler was born in Dallas on December 17, 1926 to John and Maria Redmond Fowler. He was preceded in death by his brother Douglas Fowler and sisters Margaret McCauley, Maura Roberts, and Eileen Reed. He is survived by his sister Catherine Savage and several nieces and nephews. Father Fowler was raised in Dallas where he attended Sacred Heart Cathedral School and North Dallas High School. After serving in the army during World War II, he entered St. John Seminary in San Antonio and was ordained by Bishop Thomas Gorman at Sacred Heart Cathedral on May 30, 1953. Father Fowler served in many parishes during his priestly ministry. He served as an Assistant Pastor at Christ the King, Dallas; St. Alice and St. George in Fort Worth; Sacred Heart in Texarkana; and St. Luke in Irving. He served as Pastor at St. Joseph in Marshall; Holy Name in Fort Worth; Immaculate Conception in Tyler, Immaculate Conception in Corsicana; St. Mary in Sherman, and St. Michael in Grand Prairie. He retired from active ministry in 1997 and continued to help out for many years on a part-time basis in several parishes in the Dallas area. Parishioners and friends can pay their respects in the Chapel of Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home 7405 W. Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75225 Dallas on Tuesday, January 26 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 27 at 10:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 214 S. Garland Avenue, Garland, TX 75040, with Most Rev. Douglas Deshotel, Celebrant and Homilist, and Brother Priests of the Diocese, Concelebrants. Interment will follow in the Priest Circle at Calvary Hill Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.
