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Artist and teacher Reginald Manchester Rowe, Jr., passed away on June 15, 2007. Born in Brooklyn, NY, and educated at the Choate School and Princeton, he graduated early in 1943 to undertake a tour of duty in the Pacific with the Navy. Rowe quickly abandoned a New York stock broking career for the vocation of painting, which he pursued in New York, Cuba, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and San Antonio. His neighbor in Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, quickly recognized Rowes character and visual talent, and wrote: I like to watch the puzzled expression he has when he paints because as long as an artist is puzzled he has a chance. The children of the village all watch him paint with great respect and many of them see their houses and the white dust of the road for the first time when he paints them. The cats and the dogs watch him with respect too. They do not understand what he is doing. But they can tell it is important. When children, cats and dogs respect a painter you may be sure he is doing something serious. Wherever he was, Rowe led a simple life consciously designed to allow the greatest possible time for painting, teaching, reading, and the companionship of animals and friends. His work as a teacher and mentor for over 22 years combined rigorous attention to form married with passion, intellectual honesty, and wit. Major exhibitions of his work have been mounted in galleries and museums in New York City, Washington D.C., Mexico, Houston, and San Antonio, among others. Rowe died on Friday, June 15, 2007, after a fall while walking his dog Sam at his small Hill Country ranch. Missing for more than 30 hours, he was recovered alive, with Sam by his side, through the extraordinary search efforts of friends, family, local canine and horseback units, and volunteer firemen, among others, but passed away a few hours later at the Brooke Army Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, artist Jan Tips Rowe, and daughters Michele Rowe-Shields and Betsy Beckmann. Services will be held at Christ Episcopal Church on Wednesday, June 20, at 2:00 pm, with a reception to follow at the church and a private burial thereafter at Mission Park North. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to any of the volunteer rescuers listed at www.missionparks.com or to organizations for alzheimers research such as www.alz.org. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to one of the many volunteer and non-profit agencies below who were vital to his search and recovery. The Travis County Search & Rescue Dog Teams TCSAR 8760 A Research Blvd, # 277 Austin Texas 78758 South Texas K-9 Search & Rescue Dog Teams, 420 Workman Road Somerset, TX 78069 830 429 1726; allen@SouthTexasK9ar.com The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department 124 W. Main Street Fredericksburg, TX 78624 830 997 8080 The Willow City Volunteer Fire Department 2553 Ranch Road Willow City, TX 78675 The Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department General Delivery Stonewall, TX 78671 The Doss Volunteer Fire Department 14174 N. Ranch Road 783 Doss, TX 78618 830 669 2220 The Tierra Linda Volunteer Fire Department 406 Oak Alley Dept, Inc. Kerrville, TX 78028 830 792 3533 The Blanco Volunteer Fire Department Blanco, TX 78606 830 833 5009 Heidi Search Center San Antonio, TX 210 724 9301 The American Red Cross, 333 Earl Garrett Street, Kerrville Texas 78028-4529 830 2574677 We also extend grateful acknowledgement to the public service departments, individuals, and businesses below, and to our tireless friends, neighbors, and family. Scott Krueger & Buddy Miller The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Mr. Glen Grote & Ms. Jessica Grote, Horseback Division Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park Milton E. Jung Sheriff Lt. Jim Judd Search Coordinator The Gillespie County Sheriff's Office Warren Ottmers Gillespie County Constable Precinct # 2 The Gillespie County Attorney's Office Personnel Dept. of Public Safety Helicopters Austin and San Antonio Pilots Tim Mott and Lyndon B. Nugent Mission Air Capital Service Super S Blanco Las Palapas San Antonio

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Reginald Manchester Rowe, Jr.

December 8, 1920 - June 15, 2007