John Kent Gowran was born on May 18 1940 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. John was born premature on a Saturday at Mercy Hospital weighing only 5 lbs. John's parents are Kenneth and Mildred Gowran of Oswego, Illinois. He was Methodist in 1965 in Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois. John was a member of Good Shepherd Methodist Church. He was a Truck Driver in 1974 in Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois. John was a Professional Over-the-Road Truck Driver.
He died on Aug 14 1974 in Ohio. John died on a Wednesday at age 34 of a heart attack while driving a truck in Ohio. He was buried on Aug 17 1974 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. He is buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Margaret Lynn Marquis and John Kent Gowran had the following children:
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Kent Allen Gowran was born on Feb 28 1972 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois.
Kent was born on a Monday at 9:19pm at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He weighed
6 lbs. 6 ozs. and was 19 inches long according to his hospital birth announcement.
He was educated in 1990 in Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois. Kent attended
Trauber Junior High and Oswego High School.
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John Paul Gowran was born on Nov 3 1974 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois.
John Paul was born on a Sunday. He was born three months after his father died.
He died on Nov 6 1989 in Oswego, Kendall County, Illinois. John Paul died on
a Monday afternoon, succumbing to Hunter's Disease which he had from birth.
John Paul was a special child to all who knew him and took care of him. This
poem, written by John Paul's older brother Kent, expresses the love between two
brothers:
GOOD BYE LITTLE BROTHER
By Kent Gowran
"All the years together, Have passed with the Falling of the leaves;
I saw your smiles and your tears And you saw mine.
Our quarrels were few, How could I ever be angry with you;
My Little Brother.
I wasn't here when you went away, But I wouldn't have wanted you to stay;
Another minute in pain, Your spirit is free to run and play.
Someday, Maybe Sooner, Maybe Later;
We'll be together again, And then we'll be able to walk and run;
And talk, And play, The way brothers should.
I look up, And I hope you're smiling down at me;
I love you, And miss you, Little Brother;
I'll never forget you, Goodbye, Little Brother.
He was buried on Nov 9 1989 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois. According to the newspaper obituary of John Paul Gowran, funeral services were held at McKeown-Dunn Funeral Home in Oswego. Johnny Paul is buried in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery next to his father John Kent Gowran.
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