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Duane Dowis 1927 - 1976

Duane Dowis of Sterling, Logan County, Colorado was born on April 19, 1927 in Sterling to Dean Huston Dowis and Armilda Wood Dowis. He had a brother Richard Wood Dowis. Duane Dowis died at age 48 years old in February 1976 in Sterling, and was buried at Sterling Riverside Cemetery in Sterling.

Duane Dowis
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Sterling, Logan County, Colorado 80751
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April 19, 1927
Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, 80751, United States
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    1927

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    April 19, 1927
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    Sterling, Logan County, Colorado 80751, United States
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Duane was born in Sterling, Colorado. Except for college and the Army, he spent his entire live there.

  • Military Service

    Duane enlisted in the U. S. Army and fought in Europe during World War II. He was also a judo instructor in the Army.

  • Professional Career

    Worked with his father Dean at Dowis Insurance Agency, Sterling, Colorado.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Duane never married. Sadly, Duane had a severe long-term struggle with alcoholism which shortened his life.
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In 1927, in the year that Duane Dowis was born, in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey.
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In 1937, Duane was only 10 years old when on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.
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Dowis, Barbara (Oct 9, 1932 - May 15, 2011) Dowis, Stacy (Sep 23, 1970 - Jul 6, 2010) Dowis, Franklin (Dec 16, 1914 - Feb 1978) Dowis, Sue (Apr 20, 1930 - Nov 21, 1997) Dowis, Zula (May 25, 1908 - Oct 3, 2000) Dowis, Herald (May 25, 1909 - Jan 1, 1997) Dowis, Ola (Jun 2, 1910 - Apr 5, 1994) Dowis, Robert (Jun 27, 1910 - Jan 1979) Dowis, William (Feb 23, 1895 - Mar 1974) Dowis, Benjamin (Dec 20, 1922 - Jun 14, 2005)
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