William A. Bill Bowers, Iii

William A. Bowers III, (Bill), 73, of Kingston, passed away Sunday. He was the beloved husband of Marian (Peirce) Bowers, and they celebrated their 5oth wedding anniversary in June. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William A., Jr. and Virginia (Maguire) Bowers. Mr. Bowers retired as the Assistant Director of Athletics of marketing and promotions at the University of Rhode Island. He was best known for his years of work in the alumni office and the athletics department. Other responsibilities included organizing events during half time of football and basketball games, organizing bus trips for away games, and was the contact person for URI Athletics Hall of Fame Dinners and was in charge of fundraising for golf tournaments. He was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He remained active with the fraternity on the local and national level for many years. He was a passionate fan of URI Athletic teams and he enjoyed watching and supporting the four professional New England sports teams. He enjoyed boating, fishing, quahogging, and he truly enjoyed putting on clambakes for family and friends. Besides his wife, he is survived by two children, Julie Previte and her husband Derek of Wakefield and William P. Bowers and his wife Leslie of Wakefield; four grandchildren, Jillian, Courtney, Mason, and Aubrey; and two sisters, Virginia (Bruckner) Zaroogian of Kingston and June Tourgee of Wickford. A memorial service will be held Friday at 11 am at the Kingston Congregational Church, 2610 Kingstown Road, Kingston. Burial will be private and visiting hours are respectfully omitted. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to URI Athletics c/o URI Foundation, 79 Upper College Road, Kingston, RI 02881.