He was born in Houston, TX on December 7, 1928 to James Earl Stowers Jr. and Edythe Lorene Scott. He was married to Evelyn Martha Mokry for 66 years at the time of his passing.
Robert had a career as a geologist/geophysicist in international oil and gas exploration. He had worked for Texaco, CALTEX, Amoseas, Houston Oil and Minerals, Tenneco Oil, Plains Resources, and San Jorge International. He later started his own consulting company, Apex International.
His passions included Oil exploration, world travel, genealogy, hunting & fishing, ranching, cooking, Texas Longhorn sports, dogs, and most of all, his family.
He was a member of Sea Scouts, The United States Air Force, University of Texas Alumni Association, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Mid-Coast Santa Gertrudis Association, past president and member of Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club, founding member of Eagle Lake Preservation Alliance Inc, former board member of Stowers family of America, and for the City of Eagle Lake he served on the following boards: Airport Advisory Board, Housing Committee, Park Committee, and Planning and Zoning Committee.
Robert was preceded in death by his father James, his mother Edythe, sister Jeanne Galvan, brother-in-law Ralph Galvan Jr, and nephew Ralph Galvan III.
He is survived by his wife Evelyn Stowers of Eagle Lake, son Robert E. Stowers II and wife Lisa of San Antonio, daughter Eve Lucas and husband Robert of Eagle Lake, son Scott Stowers and wife Janith of Conroe, grandchildren; Cameron Stowers, Shannon Stowers, Brynna Lucas Spiess (Joshua), Morgan Stowers, and Tyler Stowers, as well as niece Vicki Galvan Hoeltzel (Mike).
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Robert's honor to MD Anderson Cancer Center. You can access the donation page via the following link - https://gifts.mdanderson.org/Default.aspx?tsid=10503&noamt=true&chosen=100&intcmpid=mdaccorg_donate&_ga=2.124757578.1962927590.1657821985-905716577.1657821983
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