Robert "Bob" Cunningham Lowry
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Jan 4th, 2014
- Death Date: Jan 4, 2014
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Biography: Robert ?Bob? Cunningham Lowry of Sarasota, FL died peacefully January 4, 2014. Lowry was born August 24, 1942 in Jackson, MS to the late Robert Dindinger and Betty Sue Cunningham Lowry. An 8th generation Arkansawyer, he was a direct descendant of Little Rock's first mayor Dr. Matthew Cunningham. After briefly living in New Orleans and Boston, the family returned to Little Rock which would be his home for more than 60 years. After graduating from Hall High School, he attended the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Following graduation from the University of Arkansas School of Law and clerking for Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Carleton Harris, Bob joined the Little Rock law firm Chowning, Mitchell, Hamilton and Burrow (later Mitchell & Lowry.) Bob was an early board member of Youth Home, a member of the American and Arkansas Bar Associations, past member of Rotary International (Downtown Little Rock), and served on the Little Rock Planning Commission. He is survived by his partner of many years Delton "Sonny" Scroggs of Sarasota, former wife Catherine Ostner Lowry of Little Rock, son Robert William Lowry of Little Rock and Clarksville, daughter Mary Catherine Lowry Ford and her husband Jonathan of Shreveport, and grandchildren Mary Chandler Louise Ford and Jackson Eli Lowry Ford also of Shreveport. Following a private burial at Mt. Holly Cemetery, a memorial service will be held Saturday January 11 at 10am in the chapel of Second Presbyterian Church 600 Pleasant Valley Drive. Dr. Karen K. Akin will preside. In lieu of flowers, the family invites memorials to Youth Home, Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services, Our House, or the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
Sonny and Family: We all feel blessed to have encountered Bob as we 'ran the course of life.'
May a blessing be upon you all.
Thank You.