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The dedication of Hillsborough County's Richard A. Stowers Elementary School was held on the school's campus, in the Greater Brandon community of Lithia, Fla., on May 2, 2010.
Above, Dick Stowers and his wife, Raymetta, listen enthusiastically to the reception Stowers received from the standing- room-only crowd in the school's multipurpose room and cafeteria. The crowd included mostly staff and students and their families of the year-old school. But also in attendance was a strong showing of support from the Greater Brandon / Riverview communities, in commemoration of the role Stowers has played in the growth of their townships.
Among Stower's many accolades throughout the years is his 2005 induction into the Brandon High School Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. With that induction, the alumni association noted Stower's many accomplishments in a vitae that hangs in the school's cafeteria. It reads as follows:
"Dick Stowers graduated from Brandon High School in 1947. From the age of eight years he knew he wanted to be a funeral director.
"After graduating [from high school], he went to work for the Eli Witt Cigar Company, moonlighting at the F.T. Blount Funeral Home. In 1959, he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton-Jones College. A business associate and friend offered the start-up money and with a handshake a partnership was formed and he founded the Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon.
"Dick took an active role in the growth and development of Brandon. In 1963-64 her served as Honorary Mayor of Brandon with the slogan, ‘Working Like the Devil To Get Elected.’ He was president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce in 1966 and served as a director and is a past president of the [Roundtable Charities of Greater Brandon Inc., more commonly known as the Community Roundtable and formerly known as the] President’s Roundtable. He was a recipient of the [Roundtable’s] Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award and the [Brandon chamber’s] Key Citizen Award. Other accomplishments include: Worshipful Master of Palma Ceia Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Brandon Business Person of the Year, Brandon Hospital Board, Board of Bank of Riverview, Board of Partners Bank of Tampa, Pride of Brandon Award, Board of Boys & Girls Club of Brandon, Board of St. Petersburg Junior College, and Charter Silver Lifetime Member of the Brandon High School Alumni Association. He was also involved in the founding of the St. Petersburg Junior College Mortuary Science Department. The Restorative Art Department bears his name.
"He is an active supporter of Brandon [High School’s] athletic and band boosters and has supported hundreds of Little League, soccer, and bowling teams for youths as well as adults.
"Dick was among the chamber leaders who pushed for the establishment of the Brandon Community Hospital, now [known as the] Brandon Regional Hospital.
“He is married and has one son; five daughters, who graduated from Brandon High School; and four of his grandchildren graduated from Brandon High School.”
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine "Missy" Lennard-Shields.
Related Coverage:Town's history remembered in naming of charter Stower's principal
Dick Stowers and Southern Funeral Care host dinner for Brandon wrestlers in commemoration of "the streak."
Roundtable meeting and dinner focuses on Alice B. Tompkins recipients
The Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association hosts 30th annual luncheon
Stowers Elementary at 2010 Mark Dafeldecker Safety Patrol Picnic
Brandon High Alumni Association hosts veteran teachers luncheon](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Dick-Stowers-School-Dedication/i-hCMt8S2/0/Ti/DSC_2010-Ti.jpg "MORE TEXT TO COME; CHECK BACK AGAIN!
The dedication of Hillsborough County's Richard A. Stowers Elementary School was held on the school's campus, in the Greater Brandon community of Lithia, Fla., on May 2, 2010.
Above, Dick Stowers and his wife, Raymetta, listen enthusiastically to the reception Stowers received from the standing- room-only crowd in the school's multipurpose room and cafeteria. The crowd included mostly staff and students and their families of the year-old school. But also in attendance was a strong showing of support from the Greater Brandon / Riverview communities, in commemoration of the role Stowers has played in the growth of their townships.
Among Stower's many accolades throughout the years is his 2005 induction into the Brandon High School Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. With that induction, the alumni association noted Stower's many accomplishments in a vitae that hangs in the school's cafeteria. It reads as follows:
\"Dick Stowers graduated from Brandon High School in 1947. From the age of eight years he knew he wanted to be a funeral director.
\"After graduating [from high school], he went to work for the Eli Witt Cigar Company, moonlighting at the F.T. Blount Funeral Home. In 1959, he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton-Jones College. A business associate and friend offered the start-up money and with a handshake a partnership was formed and he founded the Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon.
\"Dick took an active role in the growth and development of Brandon. In 1963-64 her served as Honorary Mayor of Brandon with the slogan, ‘Working Like the Devil To Get Elected.’ He was president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce in 1966 and served as a director and is a past president of the [Roundtable Charities of Greater Brandon Inc., more commonly known as the Community Roundtable and formerly known as the] President’s Roundtable. He was a recipient of the [Roundtable’s] Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award and the [Brandon chamber’s] Key Citizen Award. Other accomplishments include: Worshipful Master of Palma Ceia Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Brandon Business Person of the Year, Brandon Hospital Board, Board of Bank of Riverview, Board of Partners Bank of Tampa, Pride of Brandon Award, Board of Boys & Girls Club of Brandon, Board of St. Petersburg Junior College, and Charter Silver Lifetime Member of the Brandon High School Alumni Association. He was also involved in the founding of the St. Petersburg Junior College Mortuary Science Department. The Restorative Art Department bears his name.
\"He is an active supporter of Brandon [High School’s] athletic and band boosters and has supported hundreds of Little League, soccer, and bowling teams for youths as well as adults.
\"Dick was among the chamber leaders who pushed for the establishment of the Brandon Community Hospital, now [known as the] Brandon Regional Hospital.
“He is married and has one son; five daughters, who graduated from Brandon High School; and four of his grandchildren graduated from Brandon High School.”
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine \"Missy\" Lennard-Shields.
Related Coverage:Town's history remembered in naming of charter Stower's principal
Dick Stowers and Southern Funeral Care host dinner for Brandon wrestlers in commemoration of \"the streak.\"
Roundtable meeting and dinner focuses on Alice B. Tompkins recipients
The Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association hosts 30th annual luncheon
Stowers Elementary at 2010 Mark Dafeldecker Safety Patrol Picnic
Brandon High Alumni Association hosts veteran teachers luncheon")
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The dedication of Hillsborough County's Richard A. Stowers Elementary School was held on the school's campus, in the Greater Brandon community of Lithia, Fla., on May 2, 2010.
Above, Dick Stowers and his wife, Raymetta, listen enthusiastically to the reception Stowers received from the standing- room-only crowd in the school's multipurpose room and cafeteria. The crowd included mostly staff and students and their families of the year-old school. But also in attendance was a strong showing of support from the Greater Brandon / Riverview communities, in commemoration of the role Stowers has played in the growth of their townships.
Among Stower's many accolades throughout the years is his 2005 induction into the Brandon High School Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. With that induction, the alumni association noted Stower's many accomplishments in a vitae that hangs in the school's cafeteria. It reads as follows:
"Dick Stowers graduated from Brandon High School in 1947. From the age of eight years he knew he wanted to be a funeral director.
"After graduating [from high school], he went to work for the Eli Witt Cigar Company, moonlighting at the F.T. Blount Funeral Home. In 1959, he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton-Jones College. A business associate and friend offered the start-up money and with a handshake a partnership was formed and he founded the Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon.
"Dick took an active role in the growth and development of Brandon. In 1963-64 her served as Honorary Mayor of Brandon with the slogan, ‘Working Like the Devil To Get Elected.’ He was president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce in 1966 and served as a director and is a past president of the [Roundtable Charities of Greater Brandon Inc., more commonly known as the Community Roundtable and formerly known as the] President’s Roundtable. He was a recipient of the [Roundtable’s] Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award and the [Brandon chamber’s] Key Citizen Award. Other accomplishments include: Worshipful Master of Palma Ceia Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Brandon Business Person of the Year, Brandon Hospital Board, Board of Bank of Riverview, Board of Partners Bank of Tampa, Pride of Brandon Award, Board of Boys & Girls Club of Brandon, Board of St. Petersburg Junior College, and Charter Silver Lifetime Member of the Brandon High School Alumni Association. He was also involved in the founding of the St. Petersburg Junior College Mortuary Science Department. The Restorative Art Department bears his name.
"He is an active supporter of Brandon [High School’s] athletic and band boosters and has supported hundreds of Little League, soccer, and bowling teams for youths as well as adults.
"Dick was among the chamber leaders who pushed for the establishment of the Brandon Community Hospital, now [known as the] Brandon Regional Hospital.
“He is married and has one son; five daughters, who graduated from Brandon High School; and four of his grandchildren graduated from Brandon High School.”
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine "Missy" Lennard-Shields.
Related Coverage:
The dedication of Hillsborough County's Richard A. Stowers Elementary School was held on the school's campus, in the Greater Brandon community of Lithia, Fla., on May 2, 2010.
Above, Dick Stowers and his wife, Raymetta, listen enthusiastically to the reception Stowers received from the standing- room-only crowd in the school's multipurpose room and cafeteria. The crowd included mostly staff and students and their families of the year-old school. But also in attendance was a strong showing of support from the Greater Brandon / Riverview communities, in commemoration of the role Stowers has played in the growth of their townships.
Among Stower's many accolades throughout the years is his 2005 induction into the Brandon High School Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. With that induction, the alumni association noted Stower's many accomplishments in a vitae that hangs in the school's cafeteria. It reads as follows:
"Dick Stowers graduated from Brandon High School in 1947. From the age of eight years he knew he wanted to be a funeral director.
"After graduating [from high school], he went to work for the Eli Witt Cigar Company, moonlighting at the F.T. Blount Funeral Home. In 1959, he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton-Jones College. A business associate and friend offered the start-up money and with a handshake a partnership was formed and he founded the Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon.
"Dick took an active role in the growth and development of Brandon. In 1963-64 her served as Honorary Mayor of Brandon with the slogan, ‘Working Like the Devil To Get Elected.’ He was president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce in 1966 and served as a director and is a past president of the [Roundtable Charities of Greater Brandon Inc., more commonly known as the Community Roundtable and formerly known as the] President’s Roundtable. He was a recipient of the [Roundtable’s] Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award and the [Brandon chamber’s] Key Citizen Award. Other accomplishments include: Worshipful Master of Palma Ceia Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Brandon Business Person of the Year, Brandon Hospital Board, Board of Bank of Riverview, Board of Partners Bank of Tampa, Pride of Brandon Award, Board of Boys & Girls Club of Brandon, Board of St. Petersburg Junior College, and Charter Silver Lifetime Member of the Brandon High School Alumni Association. He was also involved in the founding of the St. Petersburg Junior College Mortuary Science Department. The Restorative Art Department bears his name.
"He is an active supporter of Brandon [High School’s] athletic and band boosters and has supported hundreds of Little League, soccer, and bowling teams for youths as well as adults.
"Dick was among the chamber leaders who pushed for the establishment of the Brandon Community Hospital, now [known as the] Brandon Regional Hospital.
“He is married and has one son; five daughters, who graduated from Brandon High School; and four of his grandchildren graduated from Brandon High School.”
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine "Missy" Lennard-Shields.
Related Coverage:
- Town's history remembered in naming of charter Stower's principal
- Dick Stowers and Southern Funeral Care host dinner for Brandon wrestlers in commemoration of "the streak."
- Roundtable meeting and dinner focuses on Alice B. Tompkins recipients
- The Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association hosts 30th annual luncheon
- Stowers Elementary at 2010 Mark Dafeldecker Safety Patrol Picnic
- Brandon High Alumni Association hosts veteran teachers luncheon
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine "Missy" Lennard-Shields.
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The dedication of Hillsborough County's Richard A. Stowers Elementary School was held on the school's campus, in the Greater Brandon community of Lithia, Fla., on May 2, 2010.
Above, Dick Stowers and his wife, Raymetta, listen enthusiastically to the reception Stowers received from the standing- room-only crowd in the school's multipurpose room and cafeteria. The crowd included mostly staff and students and their families of the year-old school. But also in attendance was a strong showing of support from the Greater Brandon / Riverview communities, in commemoration of the role Stowers has played in the growth of their townships.
Among Stower's many accolades throughout the years is his 2005 induction into the Brandon High School Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. With that induction, the alumni association noted Stower's many accomplishments in a vitae that hangs in the school's cafeteria. It reads as follows:
"Dick Stowers graduated from Brandon High School in 1947. From the age of eight years he knew he wanted to be a funeral director.
"After graduating [from high school], he went to work for the Eli Witt Cigar Company, moonlighting at the F.T. Blount Funeral Home. In 1959, he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton-Jones College. A business associate and friend offered the start-up money and with a handshake a partnership was formed and he founded the Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon.
"Dick took an active role in the growth and development of Brandon. In 1963-64 her served as Honorary Mayor of Brandon with the slogan, ‘Working Like the Devil To Get Elected.’ He was president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce in 1966 and served as a director and is a past president of the [Roundtable Charities of Greater Brandon Inc., more commonly known as the Community Roundtable and formerly known as the] President’s Roundtable. He was a recipient of the [Roundtable’s] Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award and the [Brandon chamber’s] Key Citizen Award. Other accomplishments include: Worshipful Master of Palma Ceia Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Brandon Business Person of the Year, Brandon Hospital Board, Board of Bank of Riverview, Board of Partners Bank of Tampa, Pride of Brandon Award, Board of Boys & Girls Club of Brandon, Board of St. Petersburg Junior College, and Charter Silver Lifetime Member of the Brandon High School Alumni Association. He was also involved in the founding of the St. Petersburg Junior College Mortuary Science Department. The Restorative Art Department bears his name.
"He is an active supporter of Brandon [High School’s] athletic and band boosters and has supported hundreds of Little League, soccer, and bowling teams for youths as well as adults.
"Dick was among the chamber leaders who pushed for the establishment of the Brandon Community Hospital, now [known as the] Brandon Regional Hospital.
“He is married and has one son; five daughters, who graduated from Brandon High School; and four of his grandchildren graduated from Brandon High School.”
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine "Missy" Lennard-Shields.
Related Coverage:Town's history remembered in naming of charter Stower's principal
Dick Stowers and Southern Funeral Care host dinner for Brandon wrestlers in commemoration of "the streak."
Roundtable meeting and dinner focuses on Alice B. Tompkins recipients
The Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association hosts 30th annual luncheon
Stowers Elementary at 2010 Mark Dafeldecker Safety Patrol Picnic
Brandon High Alumni Association hosts veteran teachers luncheon](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Dick-Stowers-School-Dedication/i-hCMt8S2/0/L/DSC_2010-L.jpg "MORE TEXT TO COME; CHECK BACK AGAIN!
The dedication of Hillsborough County's Richard A. Stowers Elementary School was held on the school's campus, in the Greater Brandon community of Lithia, Fla., on May 2, 2010.
Above, Dick Stowers and his wife, Raymetta, listen enthusiastically to the reception Stowers received from the standing- room-only crowd in the school's multipurpose room and cafeteria. The crowd included mostly staff and students and their families of the year-old school. But also in attendance was a strong showing of support from the Greater Brandon / Riverview communities, in commemoration of the role Stowers has played in the growth of their townships.
Among Stower's many accolades throughout the years is his 2005 induction into the Brandon High School Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. With that induction, the alumni association noted Stower's many accomplishments in a vitae that hangs in the school's cafeteria. It reads as follows:
\"Dick Stowers graduated from Brandon High School in 1947. From the age of eight years he knew he wanted to be a funeral director.
\"After graduating [from high school], he went to work for the Eli Witt Cigar Company, moonlighting at the F.T. Blount Funeral Home. In 1959, he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton-Jones College. A business associate and friend offered the start-up money and with a handshake a partnership was formed and he founded the Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon.
\"Dick took an active role in the growth and development of Brandon. In 1963-64 her served as Honorary Mayor of Brandon with the slogan, ‘Working Like the Devil To Get Elected.’ He was president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce in 1966 and served as a director and is a past president of the [Roundtable Charities of Greater Brandon Inc., more commonly known as the Community Roundtable and formerly known as the] President’s Roundtable. He was a recipient of the [Roundtable’s] Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award and the [Brandon chamber’s] Key Citizen Award. Other accomplishments include: Worshipful Master of Palma Ceia Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Brandon Business Person of the Year, Brandon Hospital Board, Board of Bank of Riverview, Board of Partners Bank of Tampa, Pride of Brandon Award, Board of Boys & Girls Club of Brandon, Board of St. Petersburg Junior College, and Charter Silver Lifetime Member of the Brandon High School Alumni Association. He was also involved in the founding of the St. Petersburg Junior College Mortuary Science Department. The Restorative Art Department bears his name.
\"He is an active supporter of Brandon [High School’s] athletic and band boosters and has supported hundreds of Little League, soccer, and bowling teams for youths as well as adults.
\"Dick was among the chamber leaders who pushed for the establishment of the Brandon Community Hospital, now [known as the] Brandon Regional Hospital.
“He is married and has one son; five daughters, who graduated from Brandon High School; and four of his grandchildren graduated from Brandon High School.”
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine \"Missy\" Lennard-Shields.
Related Coverage:Town's history remembered in naming of charter Stower's principal
Dick Stowers and Southern Funeral Care host dinner for Brandon wrestlers in commemoration of \"the streak.\"
Roundtable meeting and dinner focuses on Alice B. Tompkins recipients
The Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association hosts 30th annual luncheon
Stowers Elementary at 2010 Mark Dafeldecker Safety Patrol Picnic
Brandon High Alumni Association hosts veteran teachers luncheon")
- Town's history remembered in naming of charter Stower's principal
- Dick Stowers and Southern Funeral Care host dinner for Brandon wrestlers in commemoration of "the streak."
- Roundtable meeting and dinner focuses on Alice B. Tompkins recipients
- The Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association hosts 30th annual luncheon
- Stowers Elementary at 2010 Mark Dafeldecker Safety Patrol Picnic
- Brandon High Alumni Association hosts veteran teachers luncheon
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The dedication of Hillsborough County's Richard A. Stowers Elementary School was held on the school's campus, in the Greater Brandon community of Lithia, Fla., on May 2, 2010.
Above, Dick Stowers and his wife, Raymetta, listen enthusiastically to the reception Stowers received from the standing- room-only crowd in the school's multipurpose room and cafeteria. The crowd included mostly staff and students and their families of the year-old school. But also in attendance was a strong showing of support from the Greater Brandon / Riverview communities, in commemoration of the role Stowers has played in the growth of their townships.
Among Stower's many accolades throughout the years is his 2005 induction into the Brandon High School Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. With that induction, the alumni association noted Stower's many accomplishments in a vitae that hangs in the school's cafeteria. It reads as follows:
"Dick Stowers graduated from Brandon High School in 1947. From the age of eight years he knew he wanted to be a funeral director.
"After graduating [from high school], he went to work for the Eli Witt Cigar Company, moonlighting at the F.T. Blount Funeral Home. In 1959, he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton-Jones College. A business associate and friend offered the start-up money and with a handshake a partnership was formed and he founded the Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon.
"Dick took an active role in the growth and development of Brandon. In 1963-64 her served as Honorary Mayor of Brandon with the slogan, ‘Working Like the Devil To Get Elected.’ He was president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce in 1966 and served as a director and is a past president of the [Roundtable Charities of Greater Brandon Inc., more commonly known as the Community Roundtable and formerly known as the] President’s Roundtable. He was a recipient of the [Roundtable’s] Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award and the [Brandon chamber’s] Key Citizen Award. Other accomplishments include: Worshipful Master of Palma Ceia Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Brandon Business Person of the Year, Brandon Hospital Board, Board of Bank of Riverview, Board of Partners Bank of Tampa, Pride of Brandon Award, Board of Boys & Girls Club of Brandon, Board of St. Petersburg Junior College, and Charter Silver Lifetime Member of the Brandon High School Alumni Association. He was also involved in the founding of the St. Petersburg Junior College Mortuary Science Department. The Restorative Art Department bears his name.
"He is an active supporter of Brandon [High School’s] athletic and band boosters and has supported hundreds of Little League, soccer, and bowling teams for youths as well as adults.
"Dick was among the chamber leaders who pushed for the establishment of the Brandon Community Hospital, now [known as the] Brandon Regional Hospital.
“He is married and has one son; five daughters, who graduated from Brandon High School; and four of his grandchildren graduated from Brandon High School.”
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine "Missy" Lennard-Shields.
Related Coverage:
The dedication of Hillsborough County's Richard A. Stowers Elementary School was held on the school's campus, in the Greater Brandon community of Lithia, Fla., on May 2, 2010.
Above, Dick Stowers and his wife, Raymetta, listen enthusiastically to the reception Stowers received from the standing- room-only crowd in the school's multipurpose room and cafeteria. The crowd included mostly staff and students and their families of the year-old school. But also in attendance was a strong showing of support from the Greater Brandon / Riverview communities, in commemoration of the role Stowers has played in the growth of their townships.
Among Stower's many accolades throughout the years is his 2005 induction into the Brandon High School Alumni Association's Hall of Fame. With that induction, the alumni association noted Stower's many accomplishments in a vitae that hangs in the school's cafeteria. It reads as follows:
"Dick Stowers graduated from Brandon High School in 1947. From the age of eight years he knew he wanted to be a funeral director.
"After graduating [from high school], he went to work for the Eli Witt Cigar Company, moonlighting at the F.T. Blount Funeral Home. In 1959, he graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton-Jones College. A business associate and friend offered the start-up money and with a handshake a partnership was formed and he founded the Stowers Funeral Home in Brandon.
"Dick took an active role in the growth and development of Brandon. In 1963-64 her served as Honorary Mayor of Brandon with the slogan, ‘Working Like the Devil To Get Elected.’ He was president of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce in 1966 and served as a director and is a past president of the [Roundtable Charities of Greater Brandon Inc., more commonly known as the Community Roundtable and formerly known as the] President’s Roundtable. He was a recipient of the [Roundtable’s] Alice B. Tompkins Community Service Award and the [Brandon chamber’s] Key Citizen Award. Other accomplishments include: Worshipful Master of Palma Ceia Masonic Lodge, Kiwanis Club of Greater Brandon, Brandon Business Person of the Year, Brandon Hospital Board, Board of Bank of Riverview, Board of Partners Bank of Tampa, Pride of Brandon Award, Board of Boys & Girls Club of Brandon, Board of St. Petersburg Junior College, and Charter Silver Lifetime Member of the Brandon High School Alumni Association. He was also involved in the founding of the St. Petersburg Junior College Mortuary Science Department. The Restorative Art Department bears his name.
"He is an active supporter of Brandon [High School’s] athletic and band boosters and has supported hundreds of Little League, soccer, and bowling teams for youths as well as adults.
"Dick was among the chamber leaders who pushed for the establishment of the Brandon Community Hospital, now [known as the] Brandon Regional Hospital.
“He is married and has one son; five daughters, who graduated from Brandon High School; and four of his grandchildren graduated from Brandon High School.”
Stowers Elementary School, at 13915 Barrington Stowers Drive, opened for the 2009-10 school year under the charter principalship of Catherine "Missy" Lennard-Shields.
Related Coverage:
- Town's history remembered in naming of charter Stower's principal
- Dick Stowers and Southern Funeral Care host dinner for Brandon wrestlers in commemoration of "the streak."
- Roundtable meeting and dinner focuses on Alice B. Tompkins recipients
- The Greater Brandon Oldtimers Association hosts 30th annual luncheon
- Stowers Elementary at 2010 Mark Dafeldecker Safety Patrol Picnic
- Brandon High Alumni Association hosts veteran teachers luncheon
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