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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Born''': October 25, 1926<br />
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'''Died''': January 1, 1999<br />
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'''Married''': Myrtle Haselton Gowan<br />
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'''Children''': Roger Gowan, Walter Gowan, Bruce Gowan, Linda Carver, Scott Gowan<br />
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'''Austin William Gowan, Jr.'''<br />
----''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', January 6, 1999<br />
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'''Austin Gowan'''<br />
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Wilmington - Austin W. Gowan, 72, of the Springfield Road in Wilmington, died Friday, Jan 1., 1999 at his home.<br />
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Born on October. 25, 1926 in Saranac Lake, he was the son of [[Austin Gowan|Austin McKinley Gowan]] and [[Betty Pelkey Gowan]].<br />
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As a youth, Mr. Gowan worked for several years as a delivery boy for the [[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]] newspaper. He was a [[Veterans|veteran]], serving 22 years with the U.S. Army, and retired with the rank of master sergeant. He was a graduate of the Army Language School in Monterey, Calif. He was also a graduate of [[North Country Community College]] and the SUNY College at Plattsburgh. He was an accountant for [[Branch and Callanan|Branch & Callanan Construction Co.]] and [[Trudeau Sand and Gravel|Trudeau Sand & Gravel Co]]., both in Saranac Lake. He was a member of the [[Veterans of Foreign Wars]] and the [[American Legion]] in Saranac Lake and was an avid genealogist.<br />
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Survivors include: his wife, Myrtle Haselton Gowan of Wilmington; three sons, Roger Gowan of Montana, Walter Gowan of Texas, and Bruce Gowan of New Hampshire; a daughter, Linda Carver of Utah; five sisters, [[Gertrude Gowan]], [[Norma Gowan]] and [[Joan Ryan]], all of Saranac Lake, [[Joyce Elizabeth Lawson|Joyce Lawson]] of Wisconsin, and [[Ginger Lawless Hughes|Ginger Hughes]] of Lake Placid; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.<br />
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A brother, [[Richard Gowan]], and a son, Scott Gowan, predeceased him.<br />
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There will be no calling hours.<br />
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A memorial service will be held prior to burial in the Haselton Cemetery in Wilmington in the spring at the convenience of the family.<br />
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The Zaumetzer-Sprague Funeral Home in AuSable Forks is in charge of arrangements.<br />
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=== Comments ===</div>Ellie Hoyt