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Alma Bowman
Memorial
By Jennifer Robins Alma Bowman, a member of Amigos de Bolsa Chica since 1993, passed away the morning of October 4th, 2011. Alma was born in Gallup, New Mexico and her family moved to Riverside, California in 1938. Alma attended the University of California, Berkeley where she earned a degree in Social Services and met her husband of 58 years Gene Bowman. Alma dedicated her life of service as a social worker for 20 years for County of Los Angeles and 7 years for the State of California. She continued her service in volunteer work for the Los Angeles Zoo, the Cetacean Society, the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Seal Beach Leisure World Library, the Orange County Docent League, the Bolsa Chica Foundation and Amigos de Bolsa Chica. Alma served on the Board of Directors of the Bolsa Chica Foundation for 6 years and then became the Secretary of that board in 2003. After the BCF and ABC were merged into Amigos de Bolsa Chica, Alma continued on the board of ABC and became Secretary in November of 2007. Alma was an Organizer of Docent Led Private tours where she coordinated the scheduling of docents and those requesting tours. Alma has been a strong contributor to the Community Education Committee and volunteer for booth events such as Earth Day and the Five Points Plaza Fundraiser. Her most recent idea for the California State Beach Visitor Center is a magnetic mural, “Ocean to the Wetland”, which will be a highlight of the new display areas when we expand our education programs. Alma will be missed by all those who had a chance to work with her and enjoy her dedication and enthusiasm while participating in her many volunteer activities. Thank you to those who have made memorial donations for Alma. If others wish to make a donation in appreciation of Alma’s 18 years with active service to Amigos, that will be used for Docent training materials, please send your check to: Amigos de Bolsa Chica, PO Box 1563, Huntington Beach, CA 92647. Back to the Tern Tide/News Index |