Illinois SR 831: MEMORIAL-RICHARD BOWEN JR.

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SR0831LRB104 22238 RMO 38567 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Richard Bowen Jr., who passed away on 

4May 22, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, Richard Bowen, the son of Richard Bowen Sr. and 

6Helen Valree Vaughn Bowen, was born in Colp on April 20, 1942; 

7he committed to his faith at an early age and was baptized by 

8Reverend John Davis at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church; he 

9attended Attucks Grade School and Herrin Township Public 

10Schools, where he was an all-state football player and 

11participated in a variety of clubs, including Key Club and 

12Student Business Club; while attending college, he was drafted 

13into the United States Army and served in Kissingen, Germany 

14for two years; he then earned his Bachelor of Science in 

15Business Administration from Southern Illinois 

16University-Carbondale and his Master of Science in Finance and 

17Business from Purdue University's Krannert School of 

18Management; and

19 WHEREAS, After moving to Springfield with his family, 

20Richard Bowen taught accounting at Lincoln Land Community 

21College and mentored the campus chapter of Brothers on Campus, 

22a group of young Black men meeting to discuss career decisions 

23and enhance life skills; after 30 years of service, he retired 

SR0831- 2 -LRB104 22238 RMO 38567 r

1as chair of the Business and Public Services Department in 

22002; and

3 WHEREAS, Richard Bowen remained active in his retirement, 

4becoming a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 

5trainer and conducting training programs at airports around 

6the nation; and

7 WHEREAS, Richard Bowen was a longtime member of Pleasant 

8Grove Baptist Church; he served on the Illinois Educators 

9Credit Union Board