M/Sgt. Richard A. "Dick" Stowell

M/Sgt. Richard A. "Dick" Stowell, USAF Retired, age 52, a resident of Ocean Springs, MS., died Thursday, September 8, 2005, in Birmingham, AL. Dick was born on June 28, 1953, in Gardner, MA., and had been a resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast following his retirement from the Air Force in May, 1993. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. and E. Joyce Stowell, and sisiter, Patricia A. Stowell-Cole. He is survived by his wife, Wanda, daughter, Patricia A. Stowell, son, Ryan Miller and grandson, Justin Holmes. He is also survived by his sister, Reverend Susan Suchocki Brown and husband, Ron, and brother, Mark Stowell and wife, Jeanne. On Friday, September 30, 2005, there will be a 3 PM graveside service with military honors at the Biloxi National Cemetery in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.