This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bowers, Farris, Simpson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1657 Message Board Post: Bellingham Herald Bellingham, WA April 2, 2003 Laura James Bowers, beloved wife and best friend of Larry Farris for 33 years passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2003. Laura's talents were many. Participating in numerous sports in high school and college, Laura received the Alonzo Stagg Medal of Excellence. Laura attended the College of William and Mary and received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Cali-fornia at Berkeley. Laura was an honor student achieving recognition in Quill and Scroll, the National Honor Society, and received her Phi Beta Kappa Key at UCB. Her passion for excellence was demonstrated throughout her life. Laura worked in Marin County, CA on numerous successful political campaigns. Laura was a Constitutional scholar and spent much time attempting to educate others on it, and The Bill of Rights. Laura took being a good citizen of the United States and patriotism very seriously. She was a member of the ROTC at both of her colleges and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Since arriving in Bellingham, Laura worked with her husband in their marketing business and pursued her own street level philanthropy by insuring that weekly contributions were made to local food banks and the Alternative Humane Society. Loved ones she leaves behind include her husband, Larry; sisters, Toni Bowers of Belton, MO, Susan Simpson of Mt. Pleasant, SC; brother, James Bowers of Newport News, VA; many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. We have lost a loving, kind and loyal wife, friend and sister. Visitation Thursday, April 3, from 4-7 PM at Jones|Moles Funeral Home. A graveside service with Military Honors will be Friday, April 4, at 1 PM at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. You may share your thoughts and memories of Laura in the memorial on line guest book at http://www.jonesmoles.com.