Douglas Bonner Bowring ’41

Tom died on Dec. 30, 2001, in Atlanta. Born on Staten Island, he graduated from St. George's School in Newport, R.I. At Princeton, he joined Colonial Club, was manager of the crew, and graduated with honors from the School of Public and International Affairs. He roomed with L. R. Page, Goodfellow, Holland, Longcope, Huston, Wainwright, and Moss. During WWII, Tom served in the Air Corps as a weather forecaster, separating as a warrant officer.

After graduating from Harvard Law in 1948, he joined NYC firm Haight, Deming, Gardner, Poor, and Havens, as did Tallman Bissell. They both retired as partners in 1973.

Tom moved to Edgartown in 1975. A sailor, he owned a Vixen 34. A vestryman of St. Andrew's Church, also a member of the Edgartown Yacht Club, the Edgartown Golf Club, and the Edgartown Reading Room.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; two daughters, Sally Joy Anderson and Lisa, as well as four grandchildren.

The Class of 1941