[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 165 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING ROBERT ``BOB'' LOWE, DECORATED WORLD WAR II VETERAN AND 
            PHILANTHROPIST, IN ADVANCE OF VETERANS DAY 2015

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 5, 2015

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Robert ``Bob'' 
Lowe, a United States Marine and active philanthropist of Lafayette, 
Louisiana. A friend to everyone he met, Lowe was not just known for his 
military service and business savvy, but he was also recognized and 
cherished for his passion to give back to his community. He passed away 
at his home on August 6, 2015 at the age of 93.
  Bob was a hard-worker from a young age. Born in Hutton, LA in 1922, 
he spent time working in the fields of his family's farm and developing 
his strong work ethic. After finishing high school, he enlisted in the 
United States Marine Corps and served his country proudly in the First 
Defense Battalion stationed at Pearl Harbor. He was among the last 
remaining survivors of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. 
Lowe was honorably discharged in 1945.
  Following his distinguished military career, Bob moved to Lafayette, 
LA in 1952. He became highly-regarded in the business community as a 
founder of Central Industries, Gulfgate Marine and the All American 
Development Company. In addition to his business successes, Lowe was 
constantly thinking of ways to serve others. In 1965, his wife of forty 
years, Jewell, founded 232-HELP, an information, education, and 
referral service geared toward assisting and providing resources to 
those in need. Lowe dedicated time as a founding board member, and 
eventual President of the agency. He also founded LARC, an organization 
dedicated to supporting members of the community with intellectual and 
developmental disabilities. In 2011, Lowe was awarded the Lafayette 
Civic Cup for his extraordinary record of community involvement.
  Bob was extremely devoted to and active in the veteran community in 
Louisiana. He served as Commander and Senior Vice Commander at the 
historic American Legion Post 69, an Executive Board member of the 
Veterans Action Coalition of South Louisiana and a life member of the 
Marine Corps League, Acadiana Detachment # 488. A special memory many 
veterans hold of Lowe is that each December, he enthusiastically hosted 
a Christmas reunion of Pearl Harbor survivors at the Petroleum Club of 
Lafayette. Before his passing, Lowe made arrangements to ensure this 
annual gathering would continue for years to come.
  To say Lowe will be missed does not even begin to express the 
lasting, positive impact he had on so many lives. He was a pillar of 
our community, and the good works to which he so thoroughly dedicated 
his life will be remembered for generations to come.
  Lowe is survived by his sons, Casey Lowe and Cody Lowe, his stepson, 
James Parkerson Roy, Sr., and his wife Ginger Roy, grandchildren Bonnie 
Lowe Martens, Olivia Lowe, and Valerie Lowe, and step-grandchildren 
John Parkerson Roy, James Parkerson Roy, Jr., Christopher Malin Roy and 
Elizabeth Caswell, as well as several great-grandchildren.
  Lowe was preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Parkerson Lowe, a 
daughter, Kathleen Paulette Lowe, and his parents, Robert Lee Lowe and 
Emma Bergeron Lowe.

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