A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR BOBBY BOWEN, OPERATIONS LEADER FOR BOSCH IN ANDERSON, UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have learned that Bobby Bowen will begin a well-deserved retirement after twenty-seven years with Bosch, the last of which have been as the highly regarded operations leader; and

Whereas, born in Falls Church, Virginia on July 11, 1962, he is the son of Robert and Eleanor Bowen, the younger of two children. His father served in the United States Air Force, and the family traveled the globe to his father's duty stations in Nebraska, Myrtle Beach, Turkey, England, and Germany; and

Whereas, when his father retired, the family settled in Anderson. Mr. Bowen attended Westside High School where he participated in numerous sports, including tennis, cross country, and soccer, having been instrumental in bringing soccer to Westside; and

Whereas, Mr. Bowen graduated from high school with the class of 1980 and attended Erskine College where he played soccer. He was invited to try out for the 1980 United States Olympic soccer team; and

Whereas, he has coached a variety of basketball teams and soccer teams from pre-school to varsity. His appreciation and enjoyment of soccer evident in his life, he is a lifelong Arsenal Football fan; and

Whereas, with deep faith, Mr. Bowen attends Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Easley and has served as a deacon and taught Sunday School; and

Whereas, together with his high school sweetheart and wife of forty-two years, Angela, he has reared two fine children: Chelsea, who is a K-9 officer in Columbia, and Jeremy, who is a high school math teacher at J. L. Mann High School in Greenville; and

Whereas, Mr. Bowen plans to spend many happy hours of retirement traveling with his wife and their dog, Sugar; and

Whereas, grateful for his many years of distinguished service to Bosch in Anderson, the South Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Bobby Bowen as he transitions to a richly deserved retirement and the unhurried pace of the days ahead, and the members wish him many years of enjoyment in his well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Bobby Bowen, operations leader for Bosch in Anderson, upon the occasion of his retirement after twenty-seven years of exemplary service, and wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Bobby Bowen.

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