resting_place death_place death_date religion birth_place children parents birth_date spouse residence article_title name occupation alma_mater
fairview cemetery in memphis , texas memphis , hall county , texas 23 march 2007 christian church sayre , beckham county oklahoma , usa roger fowler john a. and ruth garrett fowler 17 february 1927 louise r. fowler memphis , texas john richard fowler
 john richard fowler pharmacist petersburg -lrb- texas -rrb- high school
john richard fowler

john richard `` dick '' fowler -lrb- february 17 , 1927 -- march 23 , 2007 -rrb- was a local politician in memphis , texas , who was appointed by two different governors of texas to regional or statewide agencies .
he was a registered pharmacist .
fowler was born in sayre in beckham county , oklahoma , to john a. and ruth garrett fowler .
he graduated from high school in petersburg in hale county , texas .
fowler was a veteran of the united states navy .
he earned his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the university of texas at austin , and for most of his career , was a partner with his father and brother in the fowler drug company in memphis , which has since been sold .
in 1960 , governor price daniel , sr. , named fowler to the board of commissioners of the red river authority of texas , a state conservation agency based in wichita falls a position he held until 1967 .
at that time governor john b. connally , jr. , named him to the texas state board of pharmacy , an independent regulatory agency , where he served until 1973 .
he was the board president from 1969 to 1970 .
in 1977 , fowler was elected to the memphis independent school district trustees .
he served until 1983 , when he opted not to seek another term .
in 2003 , he was elected to his first two-year term on the memphis city council .
he was re-elected in 2005 , and was running unopposed in 2007 at the time of his death .
fowler was survived by his wife of fifty-seven years , louise r. fowler .
the couple had three children and five grandchildren .
he was an active member of the first christian church of memphis , the memphis lions international , and the memphis chamber of commerce .
he was a mason for more than a half-century .
