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Subject: Greg Bowman, PGR Ride Captain, Princeton, IL, 14, 15 SEP 07

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Lil Andy User is Offline
Posts: 49
11 Sep 2007 9:15 PM Alert 
To the Family of Greg Bowman

My sincere condolences and prayers. I could say many good things about this very good man, but most of all he was the kind of Man you want to be around. Tough as hell, yet kind and considerate of all around him. A truly class act.

Lil Andy
Naperville IL
the crow User is Offline
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11 Sep 2007 9:58 PM Alert 
I first met Greg 22 JUL 06, in Galesburg IL on the mission for PO1 Jerry Tharp.  Greg was on the Glass Door crew, along with his son and brother Mike, bogie, Big Joe and others.  Ed and Max came up and asked us to shield the doors, so the family would not see the UGs.
 
I found out later that day the folks handing out lunch to all takers in the Wal-Mart parking lot were his parents.  I remember Mom Bowman asked where I was from, and I told her Milwaukee.  She seemed surprised.  If there were more Bowmans there, I don't know.  But there were 330 PGR, 286 bikes on that mission, and it seemed like the Bowmans were everywhere.
 
Aside from his son snarfing the last bottle of water, they were great!
 
On the long and rather nasty ride home, I entertained myself by composing a funny post: How Many Bowmans Are There?
 
I found out shortly after there was one too few.  And now there are two.
 
While I did not know him as well as many that have posted, as SE WI SRC I had frequent contact with Greg coordinating missions and dealing with various things.  He has my utmost respect, and I consider him a friend.  As with many, I have found his loss difficult to deal with.
 
But as Greg knew very well, freedom is not free, and the mission must continue.  As much as I would like to be in Princeton, I will be in Spring Grove IL.  But I will be standing not just for Cpl. Keith A. Nurnberg, but for Greg, the Bowman family, and the entire IL PGR.  And I will not be alone.  There are many of us that feel exactly the same way.  We will stand so you can mourn your own.
 
I cannot possibly express how sorry I am for your loss.  To Greg's family, the Bowmans and the IL PGR, please take heart in knowing that he is in a much better place.  Greg was far too fine a man not to be.  Please take care of yourselves, and know you are in our thoughts and prayers.
 
 
Greg: you may stand down, we have the watch.  I will see you in the flagline.
 
DJ Casser
SE WI SRC
Lil Andy User is Offline
Posts: 49
12 Sep 2007 12:01 AM Alert 
I am going down for Friday and Sat. I have reserved a room at the Days Inn. If someone wants to share, it is a 2 bed smoking room. My cell is 630-401-3102

Lil Andy (Andy Zehme)
Groundhogpmc User is Offline
Posts: 201
Portsmouth, Ohio
12 Sep 2007 3:25 AM Alert 
It is with heavy heart I add my condolences to the family and many friends of Greg Bowman. On July 4th, Ohio lost Rod Foley, a highly dedicated PGR member, Vietnam veteran and close friend. So I understand what your going through right now. Hold your head up with pride to have been called a friend by someone as wonderful as Greg apparantly was. Someone so giving of his time, so unselfish and caring of others. You all are lucky to have known him. I only wish I had. My prayers and best wishes to the family. May God grant you peace. Unable to attend but sending my thoughts your way.
Groundhog
If you can read this, Thank a Teacher. If you're reading it in English, Thank a Soldier.
Commander Morgan User is Offline
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12 Sep 2007 5:34 AM Alert 
My Heartfelt Condolences to the Family and Friends of Greg Bowman. The Patriot Guard Riders Family will miss you. Our thoughts and Prayers will be with you.
Commander Morgan
davesharley User is Offline
Posts: 59
Duncan, Ok.




12 Sep 2007 6:27 AM Alert 
My most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Greg Bowman.
US Army 68-70
Jasper54 User is Offline
Posts: 7187
Columbus, Ohio




12 Sep 2007 6:32 AM Alert 
My most heartfelt prayers and sympathies go out to the family, friends and fellow Patriot Guard Riders who knew and were close to Senior PGR Ride Captain, Greg Bowman. Although we never met, it is apparent from the seven pages of posts on this thread that Greg was very well known and loved and he will not soon be forgotten. To all who mourn Greg's passing; May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the comfort of the Holy Spirit keep your hearts until the day of the glad reunion with loved ones who have gone on before to be with the Lord.
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth , nor any other created thing , shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39.

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Veteran of Foriegn Wars, Life Member
Double Blue Star Dad

Riding in honor of:
Sgt. Millard Archy, USA, WWI, France; Sgt. John Meyer, USA WWI, France; Sgt. Alva Pete Osborn, USA, WWII, KIA - France; Seaman Bob Schneider, USN, WWII, Purple Heart; Battle of Leyte Gulf; T/Sgt. Russell Casto, USAF Congo Revolution, Viet Nam; Sgt. Ron Casto, USMC C.A.P. Viet Nam; Sgt. Sean Casto, TennANG. Iraq War;

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Lt. Col. Knott, Capt. Dillon, Capt. Dolvin, Capt. Hurley, Capt. Cronin, Sgt. Kilkus, Sgt. Keller, Cpl. Romei, LCpl. Adams, Cpl. Monahan,
Annette User is Offline
Posts: 659
Davenport, Ia
12 Sep 2007 6:40 AM Alert 
Thank you for your service. The PGR will sorely miss a very fine person. May God bless and comfort your family and friends at this time.
'No Greater Love is this that a man is willing to lay down his life for another.' Only two men were willing to sacrifice their lives for us-Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. Neither of which can ever fully be repaid.

Thank you for your Service and my Freedoms. Your sacrifices will never go unnoticed. I am grateful to live in a country made up of volunteers like you. Your choice to protect our Nation and put your self on the line can never be repaid.


Semper Fi (for you Dad),

Annette 'Patches" Wood

In memory of my father USMC LCPL William S. Wood
Proud daughter of a USMC Korea War Veteran
Patriot Guard Rider Member
ALLVETS Member
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American Legion Womens Auxillary Member
Proud and grateful to honor our Veterans
smokey57 User is Offline
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12 Sep 2007 7:41 AM Alert 
Prayers to the family and friends of Greg Bowman. I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you Greg for a job well done.
Pete200375 User is Offline
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12 Sep 2007 8:00 AM Alert 
I CAN NOT MAKE IT FRIDAY BUT WILL BE THERE SATURDAY, IF ANYONE FROM NW INDIANA PLANS TO ATTEND SATURDAY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN MEET UP SOMEWHERE.

219-688-7013
howerter1 User is Offline
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Galesburg, ILL; HOTH Coordinator ILL,Retired E8,US Army,Vietnam Vet
12 Sep 2007 8:00 AM Alert 
Will be going up Friday and staying at the Days Inn overnight. See you all their.
Max
US Army Retired E8, VietNam 66-67 "We should not mourn that such men died, but we should thank God that such men lived" General George Patton
bogiediver User is Offline
Posts: 389
Woodstock, IL
12 Sep 2007 8:22 AM Alert 

***** MISSION UPDATE  posted 12 Sep 2007 9:00am *****


Please note the following time changes for the funeral service on Sat morning (all times are now 1 hour earlier)

Sat, 15 Sep 2007

The funeral service will be at:

St. Louis Catholic Church

616 S Gosse Boulevard

Princeton, IL

Service begins at 9:30am

Staging time: 8:00am

Staging Location:

To be determined

Briefing at 8:15am

Flag Line immediately following


Semper Gumby
-bogie

American by Birth, Biker by Choice, Patriot Forever
RAW User is Offline
Posts: 402
West Chester,OH. Ohio State Captain




12 Sep 2007 8:24 AM Alert 
I would like to offer my condolences to the family and friends of Greg. I also want to express to my fellow PGR members my sorrow in our loss.
I may be older now but I'm still a Soldier

Every generation has those that comprise the "GREATEST GENERATION"
vander177 User is Offline
Posts: 4478
Vandergrift, PA
12 Sep 2007 8:36 AM Alert 
My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Senior Patriot Guard Riders Ride Captain Greg Bowman. I thank you for your unselfishness dedication in honoring our nations fallen heroes. You may be gone, but, you will never be forgotten.

The price of freedom is written on the WALL!
Ralph A. DeLorme, SFC, US Army, Retired
PGR Western PA Veterans Liaison
Patriot Guard Riders (#75,342), Ride Captain, Region 10, PA
American Legion Riders, Post 820, Monroeville, PA
GWRRA member - PA Chapter U
DAV Life Member

Riding in memory of Herbert Weltz - US Army - KIA 03-25-68

Riding in memory of our grandson Randy C. DeLorme - April 1986 - December 2001

ALL GAVE SOME - SOME GAVE ALL
crogo User is Offline
Posts: 57
12 Sep 2007 8:58 AM Alert 
                                                      ***Attention All P.G.R. Members***

  I have secured a P.G.R. flag for any and all P.G.R. members who wish to sign it so that it may be presented to the Bowman family.

  I of course will have it available at Greg's visitation from 2:30p.m. - 8:00p.m. on Friday at:
                                                      Norberg Memorial Home (Staging Area)
                                                      701 E. Thompson
                                                      Princeton, IL

  For those of you who may not be able to make it to Princeton this weekend, I will also bring the flag along to the visitation today for Pvt. Shelton from 1:30p.m. - 9:00p.m. at:
                                                      Sax-Tiedemann Funeral Home (Staging Area)
                                                      9568 Belmont Ave.
                                                      Franklin Park, IL

  Now, I very much wanted to accommodate the members in the WI area and have the flag available at the services for Cpl. Nurnberg.  However, even his arrival into Waukegan's airport at this point is undetermined and in fact it is possible that the services may need to be delayed.
I am being kept up-to-date on the current status of this mission and if anything changes and I can make it there, I will keep you informed.

                                                                       Many Thanks To You All For Your Understanding,
                                                                                               Rogene "RO"Fordley
Zippy User is Offline
Posts: 7254
Phoenix, AZ
Director of Operations
12 Sep 2007 9:22 AM Alert 
Please note changes in time for 15 SEP 07
Diane "Zippy" Anderson
PROUD Army Mom of SSgt Billy Myers 2nd Cavalry Stryker, Iraq

"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low, and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."

TOU Enforcement Agent
crogo User is Offline
Posts: 57
12 Sep 2007 10:14 AM Alert 
                                                       ***Attention All P.G.R. Members***

CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS POST:

       I will have the flag avialable for signing at the visitation for Greg on FRIDAY.  If there are any members who will not be arriving to Princeton until Saturday, please come and see me or find a ride Captain and the ywill direct you to the Falg.  I will keep the flag with me as long as possible and try to get in any last minute signatures.

                                                                                                 Again, Many Thanks To You All,
                                                                                                           Rogene "RO" Fordley
gyocum User is Offline
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Utah State Captain Ogden, Utah
12 Sep 2007 10:39 AM Alert 
Our heartfelt sympathy and condolences goes out to the family and friends of Senior PGR RC, Greg Bowman. Greg and the Bowman family are in the thoughts and prayers of PGR across the Nation. His choice to unselfishly serve to honor and respect the heroes and their families at their time of need has now come full circle with the PGR and local community ready to stand for this great man and to keep him in their memory and in their thoughts.

Thank you Greg for all you have done to honor others. You will not be forgotten! Rest in peace brother!

Gary and Kelly Yocum
Gary "K'huna" Yocum
Utah State Captain
HarveyGoodwin User is Offline
Posts: 2
Aurora Montgomery IL
12 Sep 2007 10:55 AM Alert 
It was a great honor and privilge to have met, rode, befriended Greg. We don't know why.  We don't know what tomorrow holds but we know who holds tomorrow.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

1: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3: A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5: A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace,    and a time to refrain from embracing;
6: A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7: A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8: A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

 

Have a Blessed Day with Jesus.
Harvey A Goodwin
Pete200375 User is Offline
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12 Sep 2007 11:08 AM Alert 
I CAN NOT MAKE IT FRIDAY BUT WILL BE THERE SATURDAY, IF ANYONE FROM NW INDIANA PLANS TO ATTEND SATURDAY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN MEET UP SOMEWHERE. I WILL BE HEADING WEST ON 80 FROM INDIANA, SHOULD BE AROUND 57 BY 6:30AM

219-688-7013
PETE
Chitown User is Offline
Posts: 855
Leawood, KS
12 Sep 2007 11:31 AM Alert 
I'm saddened to hear that we've lost one of our PGR brothers. I never met you, but from what I've read on this thread, you are a great American and will be sorely missed. You set the example for us to follow. Your service on earth has ended, but I believe that you will have a new mission. Comforting and welcoming our fallen soldiers into God's kingdom.
'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines (this goes for all our service men and women) don't have that problem.' -- Ronald Reagan

Standing by in Leawood, Kansas

Mike "Chitown" O'Malley
SSGT USMC 1977 - 1985
C co. 1st BN, 5th Marines
American Legion Riders Post 370
Patriot Guard Riders
Kansas Patriot Guard

Riding in honor of
SPC Matthew Murchison US Army. KIA Iraq 8/4/07
SPC David Lane US Army. KIA Iraq 9/5/07
Cpl Billy Willis US Army 9/10/07
Sgt Jeffrey Mersman KIA Afghanistan 11/8/07

Four young Kansas Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for us.
deruss User is Offline
Posts: 112
12 Sep 2007 12:04 PM Alert 
I have known Greg for seven months and stood with him seven times

 

I have known Greg for seven months and stood with him seven times.

 

Landeck (Wheaton) February

Kim (Orland Park) March

Zizumbo (Elsdon) March

Hugo’s four corners in April

Lill (Bridgeport) July

Lancaster (Stockton) August

Brodnick (New Lenox) September

 

Over that period I have taken his photograph 55 times.  Those 55 are here.  (After you select an image, click on “Full size” (in the upper-right corner) to see the full 2400 by 1800 pixel resolution.)  Most show the weight of the mission on his face – I wish I had more of his easy smile.

 
Gordito User is Offline
Posts: 5
Quad Cities Illinois
12 Sep 2007 3:27 PM Alert 
My heart goes out to the Bowman family, immediate and extended, and to all those who are feeling the loss of Greg at this time. I am thankful and privileged to have been able to volunteer with a person of his bearing, charity, and moral caliber. God bless the angels that we meet and the good they do in this world. God bless the families who share them with the rest of us. Jim McFarlen (Jimmy Mack)
churchman User is Offline
Posts: 168
Blue Grass, Ia
12 Sep 2007 3:53 PM Alert 
I would echo everything that has been said so far.  I enjoyed my times on the flag line with Greg and his son.  My prayers are with the family and with PGR that were close to Greg.

Jim Olsen (RevJim)
Rev Jim
Iowa State Chaplain, Road Captain,
Vietnam Veteran, U.S. Navy
Proud Member of the Posse
"Happy moments, PRAISE GOD, Difficult moments, WORSHIP GOD, Painful moments, TRUST GOD, every moment, THANK GOD" (Rick Warren)
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. (J.F.K.)
BZ_Matsky User is Offline
Posts: 282
Des Moines, IA
12 Sep 2007 4:16 PM Alert 
Given the time change to the mission since the original post regarding the Quad Cities area rally point in LeClaire, has that meeting time also changed?  Right now I plan on coming as far as the Quad Cities on Friday evening after work so I can be there early on Saturday, and I'd like to go over to Princeton with ya'll if that's ok.
Steve "BZ" Matchinsky
Central Iowa RC
PGR of Iowa BoD

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