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Dorothy M Morgan Fowler

Birth	:	10 Apr 1926 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Death	:	14 Feb 2015 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Spokane Memorial Gardens, Spokane, Spokane County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.5988998, -117.4393997
Description	:	FOWLER, Dorothy M. Dorothy Fowler, renown sculptor, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2015. A Memorial service will be held Monday, February 23rd, at First Presbyterian Church of Spokane, at 1:30, with a reception to follow. Known for her great zeal for life, Dorothy fought through years of arthritis and eventually cancer, accomplishing more in those years than many do in perfect health. This strong, fighting spirit remained in her to the end, causing all who knew her to acknowledge that this was truly a special and unique woman. Born on April 10th, 1926, in Portland, Oregon,... Read More	FOWLER, Dorothy M. Dorothy Fowler, renown sculptor, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2015. A Memorial service will be held Monday, February 23rd, at First Presbyterian Church of Spokane, at 1:30, with a reception to follow. Known for her great zeal for life, Dorothy fought through years of arthritis and eventually cancer, accomplishing more in those years than many do in perfect health. This strong, fighting spirit remained in her to the end, causing all who knew her to acknowledge that this was truly a special and unique woman. Born on April 10th, 1926, in Portland, Oregon, Dorothy spent her childhood in Butte, Montana. Growing up in extremely adverse conditions, Dorothy learned at an early age to overcome her adversities and cling to what is good. Throughout her life she gave credit to her faith for her inner strength. Graduating from Pacific Grove (California) High School in 1944, she then spent a year at San Jose State College, majoring in art. However, she would leave the pursuit of her art career to marry William Thompson and start a family in Spokane, Washington. They went on to have three children and Dorothy spent the next seventeen years working and raising her son and two daughters, focusing her love of art into crafts with her children and an incredible ability to turn fabric into everything from hand-tailored clothes, upholstery and window coverings, to a perfectly trimmed-out interior for her son's '53 Ford! In 1966, Dorothy married Dr. Jack Fowler. She devoted the first thirteen years of their 43-year marriage to the man she loved, their six children, Jack's visions, dental practice, and insatiable love of adventure. Whether sitting next to him at the dental chair or co-piloting one of their many restored antique airplanes, they were inseparable. For years they flew into the jungles of Guatemala to do missionary dental work. Dorothy would become an accomplished pilot herself and president of the local "99s". One of Jack's greatest visions, Schweitzer Basin/Mountain, would become a large part of the entire family's life. The love of skiing at Schweitzer has now been passed down to the great-grandchildren, and the legacy of the resort, including Dorothy's vision of a large chapel which includes dorms that have accommodated hundreds of youth groups over the years, is the source of many wonderful memories for our families and countless others. In 1979, Dorothy's journey took another turn, toward art at last! Starting first with a pottery class at the YWCA, she would quickly discover that her real talent was in sculpting. At 55 years old Dorothy exhibited her first sculpture during an art show at Spokane Falls Community College, which proved to be the beginning of an illustrious career that spanned three countries on three continents. From massive Cathedral doors to minutely detailed work such as the Princess Mother of Thailand, there was nothing she was afraid to try...and nothing she sculpted that didn't win the hearts of countless art lovers. She has become an inspiration to all who think that at a certain age your time and opportunities to achieve excellence are past, and many of her greatest works, such as the Michael Anderson sculpture and the doors of the "Our Lady of Lourdes" Cathedral will bless the people of Spokane for years. She will be loved and missed by all who knew her. Dorothy is survived by her brother Gerald (Alice) Morgan, son Keith (Betty) Thompson of Spokane, daughter Deborah (Guy) Huestis of Great Falls, MT, and daughter Trudy (Bruce) Burda of Spokane, as well as stepson Dan (Mary) Fowler of Doylestown, PA, and stepdaughter Penny (Rob) Shephard of Spokane, twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jack, his eldest son, Tom, and her brother Roger Murray. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Schweitzer Chapel Fund. Published in Spokesman-Review on Feb. 22, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scott Maben The Spokesman-Review February 17, 2015 11:46 a.m. - Updated: 3:47 p.m. Spokane sculptor and aviator Dorothy Fowler, whose bronze statues and striking cathedral doors can be found near and far, died Saturday. She was 88. Fowler, who grew up in Montana and California, took up sculpting in her 50s and created some of the best-known pieces of public art in the Inland Northwest, even as she battled years of arthritis. Her 8-foot-tall tribute to Spokane astronaut Michael P. Anderson, killed in the 2003 explosion of the space shuttle Columbia, stands in the breezeway between the INB Performing Arts Center and Convention Center, and also outside the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Fowler made the bronze reliefs of saints and Jesus that adorn the front doors of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes on Riverside Avenue, and she created similar works for a Christian church in Israel and for St. Ann Cathedral in Great Falls, Montana. In the mid-1990s Fowler was commissioned to sculpt the late Princess Mother of Thailand, mother of two kings and one of the most revered women in that Southeast Asian country. It's on permanent display in the Royal Palace compound in Bangkok. Fowler's style was traditional and realistic, her subjects emotional and contemplative: a mother and baby, a child with a seashell, a young woman braiding her hair. "Dress Rehearsal," depicting a ballet dancer tying on a slipper, is on display at the INB center. Another well-known work â€“ a mother embracing her child, titled "The Strongest Bond" â€“ stands outside the Ronald McDonald House in Spokane and at the McDonald's Corp. campus in Oak Brook, Illinois. Fowler's life-size sculptures have been displayed in galleries around the West, with pieces selling for tens of thousands of dollars. She once said her favorite work was "Heather's Gift," a statue of a young violinist in bare feet and a flowing dress, her eyes closed as she plays her instrument. The model for the piece was being treated for cancer and later died. "Because she didn't even start sculpting until she was 55, that has been a tremendous inspiration to many, many middle-aged women that reach that point in their life where all of a sudden they have time to do something they always wanted to do," said her daughter, Deborah Huestis, of Great Falls, Montana. Fowler was born April 10, 1926, in Butte, Montana. She spent several years in an orphanage there before moving to California, where she graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1944. She attended art classes at San Jose State College, but not in sculpture. She and her first husband, William Thompson, moved to Spokane in 1949 and started a family. Fowler worked as a medical secretary at Sacred Heart Medical Center and a homemaker. She spent time on craft projects with her son and two daughters and turned fabric into everything from handmade clothes, upholstery and window coverings, to a trimmed-out interior for her son's 1953 Ford. In 1979 she took a pottery class at the YWCA but quickly found her real talent was in sculpting. At age 55 she exhibited her first sculpture at an art show at Spokane Falls Community College. Later she trained in places like the Scottsdale Art School and the Loveland (Colo.) Academy of Art, studying with some of the finest sculptors in the world. She married Jack Fowler, a dentist, in 1966, blending a family of six children. The pair piloted antique airplanes that he restored and are credited with helping establish the Schweitzer Mountain Resort ski area. They flew to Mexico and Guatemala to do missionary dental work and even flew to the Bering Sea. Dorothy Fowler was an officer of "The 99s," the International Women's Pilots Organization started by Amelia Earhart. She had 12 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. In a 1995 interview Fowler said, "I want to set an example for my children and grandchildren, that when you're older, life can still be meaningful and special if you're willing to work for it." A memorial service will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Spokane.

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