Governor Pence to Honor Former Governor Bowen on Wednesday, May 8th at the State House!
Governor Mike Pence will lay a wreath in the State House Rotunda at a memorial for former Governor Otis R. “Doc” Bowen at 8:00 am on Wednesday, May 8th.
Governor Bowen passed away on Saturday, May 4.
Governor Pence has asked that we send out the following information on the memorial for Governor Bowen:
Governor Mike Pence will lay a wreath at a public memorial for former Governor Otis R. Bowen in the Statehouse Rotunda at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday morning. The brief wreath laying ceremony will be open to the public. Statehouse doors will open at 7:30 a.m. EDT. Visitors should enter the East front doors of the Statehouse located at Market and Capitol Streets.
The Indiana State Police and the Indiana National Guard will post an honor guard at the memorial, which will be open to the public during Statehouse hours from 8:00 a.m. EDT to 5:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9. Visitors to the memorial may sign a condolences book to pay tribute to the former governor.
Eric Miller, a longtime friend of Governor Bowen stated: “Doc Bowen was truly a unique individual. Doc loved his family, his state, and his country. His life was characterized by integrity, hard work and a servant’s heart. This included his time as a family physician, a soldier in WWII, a State Representative and Speaker of the House, Indiana’s 44th Governor and a member of President Reagan’s Cabinet.
I’m pleased that Governor Pence is going to honor Governor Bowen with this ceremony at the State House on Wednesday, at 8:00 am, and that Hoosiers will also have the opportunity to express their gratitude for Governor Bowen’s years of service and their sympathy for the family by stopping by the memorial on Wednesday or Thursday at the State House.”