[PRCo] Re: F.Y.I. ----- Fwd: Bowser Lewis English Passes Away

[Bob Rathke]

This comment has nothing to do with Lew English, but in 1959 I was on an NMRA  tour of model railroad layouts in the Greensburg area, and one of the stops was at a  small company in Latrobe that manufactured HO freight car kits.  I don't remember the name of the company, but it was housed in a residential garage where the kit components were assembled on banque t-type tables. 



Bob  



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From: "Herb Brannon" <hrbran at cavtel.net> 
To: "Pittsburgh Railways Group" <pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org> 
Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 6:19:54 PM 
Subject: [PRCo] F.Y.I. ----- Fwd: Bowser Lewis English Passes Away 

The following email from Bowser Mfg was received about one hour ago. 
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From: Bowser Manufacturing Company Inc. <sales at bowser-trains.com> 
Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 18:01 
Subject: Bowser Lewis English Passes Away 
To: hrbran at cavtel.net 


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It is with the utmost sadness that we report that Lew English, Sr, 
co-founder of Bowser Manufacturing Company passed away 
on Feb  3, 2012. 

He was 93 years old. Lew is survived by his wife Shirlee, four children , 
Susan, Â Nancy, Lew Jr., and Lee, ten grandchildren, fourteen great great 
grand children and 3 great great great grandchildren. Lew was the 
inspiration for what is now the Bowser Manufacturing Company of 
Montoursville, PA. He was one of the pioneers in the model train business 
and  was  entered into the Model Railroading Hall of Fame just a few years 
ago. In 1961, Lew and Shirlee began the business in their basement in their 
home in Muncy, Pennsylvania, when they purchased not only the name but 
several steam engine  kits from Bill Bowser in Redlands, California. Lew 
will not only be missed by his family but by all of the  industry contacts 
that he made throughout his career. Bowser Manufacturing will continue 
under  the direction of Lee K. English, current Bowser CEO. 



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