He was born the son of Robert Stanley and Maxine Nichols Bowers on June 1, 1957. He graduated from Wyandotte High School, joined the U.S. Air Force in 1980 with international service in Korea, the Philippines, Mexico and Hawaii. He specialized in intelligence operations, and reached the rank of SrAE-4. He was honorably discharged in 1984.
Damon began his career in 1993, as a federal police officer, for the Federal Protective Service, Department of Homeland Security, retiring in 2012 as Region 6 Area Commander.
During his career, he was chosen to participate in several high level federal police events including covering the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in 2004 and 2008. He also served on the team chosen to protect the President and federal properties for the 2008 Inauguration Ceremony for Barack Obama, where he assisted the United States Secret Service and Department of Justice in relaying real time intelligence between the Federal Protective Service Commanders and the Joint Operations Command Center on the day of the Inauguration.
Damon is survived by his wife, Theresa Bowers of Independence, MO; son Darren Luppens and wife Diana, Grain Valley, MO; brother Dr. Robert Dennis Bowers and wife Nelda, Sellersville, PA; sister, actress Dee Wallace Stone, Woodland Hills, CA; step brother Jan Heinemann, Fairway, KS; brother-in-law Bill Tolbert and wife Regina, Odessa, MO; granddaughters Alyssa Luppens, Grain Valley, MO; and Lindsay Merlo and husband EJ, Blue Springs, MO; great grandchildren Easton, Tatum and Maclin Merlo, Blue Springs, MO and Annabell Rose Smith, CA; nieces Gabrielle Stone, Woodland Hills, CA; Shannon Wilson, Luttrell, TN; Sarah Ryden, Chalfont, PA; and nephews Devon Bowers, Kintnersville, PA; Wesley Tolbert and Sam Ellis, both of Odessa, MO.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and oldest grandson, Ryan Smith, who passed away in December of 2012.
Celebration of Life will be held at a later date and time. Contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org
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