Roger P. Mowry, 90, of Parrish, FL, formerly of Seekonk, MA, died February 12, 2025, in Tampa, FL, at Ybor City Center for Rehabilitation and Healing. He joins his late wife Ann L. (Gablinske) Mowry for Valentine's Day, whom he was married to for 59 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Reginald I. Mowry, Sr., and Isabel A. (Perkins) Mowry.
Roger retired last year as a heavy-duty forklift operator with Insurance Auto Auction, Bradenton, FL. In Seekonk, he was a Special Police Officer for 25 years and a Volunteer Call Firefighter. He is past President of the Seekonk Police Association and a 24-year Florida Sheriff’s Association Honor Member.
Roger was a member of the Seekonk Congregational Church, UCC, where he served as a past Deacon.
He leaves his loving children: Deborah A. Collins and her husband Jeffrey of Tampa, FL, and Roger P. Mowry, Jr. and his wife Karen of Ludlow, MA. He loved to proudly share stories as the grandfather of Julianne, Jordan, Annmarie, Adam, and Laura Collins, Valarie Bigos-Long (Brendan Long), Sarah, Anna, Katlin, and Lucas Mowry, five great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. He was the grandfather of the late Jessica Travella. He was the brother of David Mowry and wife Marjorie Bunker Mowry of Jensen Beach, Florida, and the late Jack Mowry, Eleanor Drapeau, and Reginald I. Mowry, Jr, survived by his wife Helen (Canning) Mowry of Seekonk, MA. He also leaves many loved nieces and nephews behind.
Friends may call Friday, February 21, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. in the Home of J.H. WILLIAMS & CO., 210 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, RI.
His Service of Remembrance & Thanksgiving will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. in the Seekonk Congregational Church, UCC, 600 Fall River Avenue, Seekonk, MA. Burial will follow in Seekonk Cemetery, Newman Avenue.
The family requests those who wish to express sympathy consider making a donation to Seekonk Congregational Church in Roger P. Mowry, Sr.'s memory.
