Robert Lee Bowie, Jr., son of the late Robert Lee Bowie, Sr. and Helen Bowie was born December 15, 1953, in San Diego, CA. He attended the public schools of San Diego Unified School District and was a graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School. Robert worked alongside his father in the construction field as a house framer.
He will forever be cherished in the lives of his four children: Tyrone Bowie, Tamera Bowie, Tamerisha Davis-Bowie and Latasha Hopson all of San Diego, CA; nine grandchildren: DeAngelo Bowie, NaTeia Bowie, Tyrone Bowie Jr., Anthony Hudgies, Joevon Walker II, Tayashana Davis-Tuenter, Marlin Davis, Nathaniel Hopson and Twyla Hopson; one great- grandchild: Charleigh Rae Cooper; siblings: Curtis Bowie, Larry Bowie, Eunice Gipson and Brenda Carr-Bowie, who preceded him in death; a host of devoted nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.