Christopher Lee Bowland

Chris was born in Spring Valley, Illinois, on July 21, 1959. He graduated from St. Bede Academy in 1977 and received a bachelor’s degree in geology from Northwestern University. He later received a master’s degree in geological sciences from the University of Texas at Austin.

He was married to Anne Smith Bowland on June 15, 1985, in Austin, Texas, and they lived in Plano, Texas, for 15 years, where they had three sons. While living in Plano, he worked for 13 years at Arco Oil and Gas and 2 years at Mobil Oil Company. In 2000, Chris began working for ExxonMobil and the family moved to Tomball, Texas, where they reside to this day.

Chris has many passions and hobbies. Landscaping and gardening, running, movies, Star Trek, politics, cars, comic book collecting and astronomical photography are a few of the things in which he was interested. He was looking forward to retirement in a couple of years so that he could finally have time to focus on some of his interests.

He was an intensely private person who had few friends but loved his family and dogs. He always looked forward to coming home from work so he could run with his dogs. On the weekends, he enjoyed running errands and going to casual lunches with Anne and working in the yard.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles R. Bowland and Johanna F. Bowland. He is survived by his wife, Jacque Anne Bowland; sons, Jonathan Austin Bowland, Jeffrey Addison Bowland, and Gregory Allen Bowland; Jeff’s wife, Mallory Bowland; Gregory’s partner, Samantha Patterson; and his grandchildren, Noah, Parker, and Aubrey.

The family will receive guests on Friday, July 27, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the Fireside area at Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home. The funeral liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday, July 28, at 1:00 p.m. in Forest Park’s chapel. The Rite of Committal will take place on Sunday at 11 a.m. at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas.