Birthplace
- Thatcher, Arizona
- Worked at the sawmill in Chlarson’s Cayon (Cherry Tree)
- Farmhand ($30 per month)
- Chipper at a factory in California
- Oregon Shipyards building liberty ships for the war effort
- A trick backfired on him while he was “cowboyin” around in Arizona before he was married
- A couple times a month he and his buddies would ride into town to spend some of their money at the saloons. One time when they were riding into town they noticed a speed sign with FIVE MILES PER HOUR printed on it which was intended for the automobiles that were just coming into popularity. After spending their money they hopped on their horses and proceeded to ride out of town. Remembering the sign, Dad got out his rope, made a loop and as he kicked the horse into action he lassoed the sign, pulling in out of the ground, dragging it behind him and leaving it somewhere in the sage brush. The others were whooping in up. The next time they returned to town the sign was back up. Dad decided to try that trick again. His buddies whooped and hollered encouraging him on. He tied his rope, took off and lassoed the sign once again. This time the sign didn’t budge and off the horse he flew, saddle and all. The townspeople had out-witted him and had the sign planted in the ground. He really got the “bejeebers” knocked out of him, physically, but what hurt him the most was the fact that his “trick” had backfired on him. – Joe Ann
- 1949 he fell off a haystack and hurt his back
- Suffered a heart attack at the end of a solo visit to Arizon to see Velda and Mike, and missed his flight home to Oregon, upon returning home no one was there to meet him so he had to hail a cab.
- Camping, the outdoors, tilling the soil and watching the crops grow, gardening
- Dancing w/ Izetta (nicknamed: Dick & Zet)
- Loved animal, especially horses
- Richard fell pretty hard for Izetta and had saved up some money for the purpose of proposing to her. When she turned him down he went on a spending spree and blew his hard earned money. They eventually eloped.
- Izetta’s mother, wasn’t too fond of Dick at first. But, she quickly learned to love him, just like everyone around him did.
- He grew up working on farms and ranches, herding cattle and riding horses
- He was fun to be with and always had a funny story to pass on – Annie
- He, unlike his other brothers was always kind to his younger sisters and never teased them
- School of hard knocks
- Not much is known about his formal schooling
- Much of what he learned was from his experience on the farm
- He learned integrity and honesty from his father Abraham, who was referred to as “Honest Abe”
- He inherited strong family values from his parents
- He was large in stature at 6’3”
- While living in Solomonville (a town my Thatcher) after he and Izetta were married, he was walking down the sidewalk and thinking he saw Izetta in front of him, ran to catch up with her and patted her behind. The woman turned out to be a total stranger and he was mortified.
- Was called up to serve in World War I but the war ended before his report date
- He was the 3rd child in a family of 8 children
- There were 5 boys followed by 3 girls
- He would say on the farm “no one eats until the animals are fed” -Garth,
- "My most memorable thoughts of Dad, were seeing him head out to the fields with a shovel over his shoulder." - Joe Ann
- "Richard Bowman was not a complicated man and those who knew him were immediately bonded to him in friendship. His integrity was unquestionable, yet he did not demand this quality in others. Dad was always the strong, silent type who always had an uncomplicated method of dealing with problems. -Gordon
- I learned over the years Dad had an ulterior motive with me and my pets. He was not only teaching me to love and care for those things that were dependent on me, he was also teaching responsibility. Dad was a real stickler for being responsible."-Myra
- A trick backfired on him while he was “cowboyin” around in Arizona before he was married
- A couple times a month he and his buddies would ride into town to spend some of their money at the saloons. One time when they were riding into town they noticed a speed sign with FIVE MILES PER HOUR printed on it which was intended for the automobiles that were just coming into popularity. After spending their money they hopped on their horses and proceeded to ride out of town. Remembering the sign, Dad got out his rope, made a loop and as he kicked the horse into action he lassoed the sign, pulling in out of the ground, dragging it behind him and leaving it somewhere in the sage brush. The others were whooping in up. The next time they returned to town the sign was back up. Dad decided to try that trick again. His buddies whooped and hollered encouraging him on. He tied his rope, took off and lassoed the sign once again. This time the sign didn’t budge and off the horse he flew, saddle and all. The townspeople had out-witted him and had the sign planted in the ground. He really got the “bejeebers” knocked out of him, physically, but what hurt him the most was the fact that his “trick” had backfired on him. – Joe Ann
- 1949 he fell off a haystack and hurt his back
- Suffered a heart attack at the end of a solo visit to Arizona to see Velda and Mike, and missed his flight home to Oregon, upon returning home no one was there to meet him so he had to hail a cab.
- Camping, the outdoors, tilling the soil and watching the crops grow, gardening
- Dancing w/ Izetta (nicknamed: Dick & Zet)
- Loved animal, especially horses
- · Richard fell pretty hard for Izetta and had saved up some money for the purpose of proposing to her. When she turned him down he went on a spending spree and blew his hard earned money. They eventually eloped.
- o Izetta’s mother, wasn’t too fond of Dick at first. But, she quickly learned to love him, just like everyone around him did.
- He grew up working on farms and ranches, herding cattle and riding horses
- He was fun to be with and always had a funny story to pass on – Annie
- He, unlike his other brothers was always kind to his younger sisters and never teased them
- School of hard knocks
- Not much is known about his formal schooling
- Much of what he learned was from his experience on the farm
- He learned integrity and honesty from his father Abraham, who was referred to as “Honest Abe”
- He inherited strong family values from his parents
- He was large in stature at 6’3”
- While living in Solomonville (a town my Thatcher) after he and Izetta were married, he was walking down the sidewalk and thinking he saw Izetta in front of him, ran to catch up with her and patted her behind. The woman turned out to be a total stranger and he was mortified.
- Was called up to serve in World War I but the war ended before his report date
- He was the 3rd child in a family of 8 children
- There were 5 boys followed by 3 girls
- He would say on the farm “no one eats until the animals are fed” -Garth,
- "My most memorable thoughts of Dad, were seeing him head out to the fields with a shovel over his shoulder." - Joe Ann
- "Richard Bowman was not a complicated man and those who knew him were immediately bonded to him in friendship. His integrity was unquestionable, yet he did not demand this quality in others. Dad was always the strong, silent type who always had an uncomplicated method of dealing with problems. -Gordon
- I learned over the years Dad had an ulterior motive with me and my pets. He was not only teaching me to love and care for those things that were dependent on me, he was also teaching responsibility. Dad was a real stickler for being responsible."-Myra
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