Helen Patricia Bowers
September 21, 1938 ~ March 25, 2024
Born in:
San Diego, California
Resided in:
Vienna, Virginia
Helen Patricia Bowers was born in 1938 in San Diego. She died peacefully at her home on March 25th 2024.
Her father Baxter Russell was a career naval officer from Arkansas and her mother Helen Patricia Russell,nèe Foley was raised in DC.
Ms Bowers married Carl B Larsen in the late 1950’s and had two children Carl W Larsen and Julie E Tottingham. After her husband’s death, she remarried to John V Bowers and had two children Brant V Bowers and Catherine L Mullins. She divorced in the mid-80’s.
She loved her grandchildren – Kyle Tottingham, Niki Tottingham, Kirsten Larsen, Ian Larsen, Jonathan Brown, Russ Brown, Mandy Brown and Maggie Bowers and her great-grand children Adanniah, Phoebe, Koa, Rhett, Levi, Hunter, Finn, August and Bailey.
“Patricia” Bowers was an enthusiastic member of A.A. and was to celebrate her 50th Anniversary in April.
A memorial service will be held at Money and King in Vienna Va on April 20th at 11:00 a.m.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers contributions be sent to:
Northern Virginia Intergroup
10400 Eaton Pl # 140
Fairfax. VA 22030
Services
Memorial Service: April 20, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Money and King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA 22180
703-938-7440
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We will deeply miss our neighbor and friend, Pat. She was very gracious and kind and very dedicated to Rubi and Lola! Our lives were enriched by her.
My thoughts go out to Patrica’s family. I loved Patrica, her spirit connected with mine. I always looked forward to engaging with her, we became friends. Several weeks ago she was telling me stories of how she surfed where she grew up in California, and of deep love for her family. I am very saddened of her passing. What a treasure she was. She will be so missed.
Patricia was a remarkable woman. I met her over 35 years ago and had the honor and privilege of seeing on a weekly basis for many years. She listened deeply to all who knew her and, if help was needed she was there to help. She will be in my thoughts and prayers for the rest of my life.
You are truly loved, Patricia.
She was My FRIEND, She was my Go To for Current Events in this country that she was Most PROUD OF and even the WORLD!!
She had a Heart for Everyone!!
She was UPLIFTING, ENERGETIC, CARING, ENTERTAINING & FUNNY!
My entire Family who have all spent moments during visits with Patricia, all send their condolences!!
She Loved her Children, her Grandchildren & her Great Grandchildren and Love – Respected any KIND HUMAN BEING !!
I’ve never met anyone like PATRICIA!!
The Heavens above are LUCKY to have her, Patricia was a GEM of a Human Being!! She also made a Jewelry designer shine brighter than a Rockstar, she Imbued Life into my Creations.
I will remember Patricia for the rest of my Life!!
With Love,
Stephen Dweck
Denis Du-For
And oh how she loved her doggies! And her jewelry!
I will always remember her visiting me for the whole day at Neimans, and how fabulous she always looked!!! She had style!
I already miss you my dear friend. But my heart is full from knowing you and you being a part of my life. I will always treasure my memories of you. Rest in peace.
Rhonda Galbo
Pat also loved her family and she loved our neighborhood. After her children grew up and moved out, she would worry that her house was too big for a woman now living alone but she couldn’t think of any place she would rather live. It seems surreal to now glance at the house next door and know that she will not be coming out that front door. Our hearts go out to her family.
Patricia, we miss you.
She will be missed by me, I’ve never expected this.
My deepest and heartfelt condolences
Marc
We only knew Patricia for a few years, but interacting with her and Lola on our daily walks with our dog Nemmi was one of the things that made our neighborhood so special. We miss her.
I’ll never again get as warm a welcome in Vienna as I always got from Patricia. She was always generous with her time and her love. I remember calling her from a pay phone 45+ years ago and she – and her little finches in the background – calmed me down and buoyed me up in no time. What a powerful example she was! And, like my husband already mentioned, she was willing to play the autoharp at our wedding, even though she’d only learned one song at that point. (Luckily it was “Amazing Grace” – perfect for us.) May her memory be a blessing to us all.
I have had the pleasure of knowing Patricia for many, many years. She was a bright light in my life. I’d tease her about calling her on her “land line”! I loved our conversations, she will be greatly missed. Always in my heart ❤️
From her booming laugh and indominably cheerful spirit, to her friendliness and general goodheartedness, Patricia was truly someone to admire–not to mention, someone we loved dearly and were so happy to have in our lives! Whether it was the puppy kisses she loved to trade with our corgi, Minion, to the little fox figures she and Stephanie would find and gift to each other, or her many and varied talks about everything from plants to politics — our lives were the richer and our smiles more common with her presence.
Always quick to offer to help with Minion or hold onto our mail if we were out of town; never without a laugh and a chuckle about life’s ups (or downs); seldom inclined to ask for help (though in her mid-80s, she more than merited it), but the sort of person you intrinsically wanted to lend a hand to…
…Patricia, to us, was everything and more than we could’ve hoped to have encounter in a new neighbor–and she quickly became a good friend, and one of the reasons that our new house felt like a new home. As much as we miss her, we know she lived–and passed–on her terms, and we know without any doubt that hers was a rich life, well worth celebrating and emulating.
Sending you all our love, Patricia,
-Stephanie, Matt, and Minion
Patricia lived her life exuberantly. Walking the loop talking with Patricia was always fun. She always had a story to tell and told them all with charm, stories about Norton and Freddie and about where she got each original piece of jewelry, about Ruby and Lulu, and her trips to Georgetown and the beach, stories about breeding love birds and roller skating and surfing, and about all the people she knew, family and friends and people she met at her meetings. She loved it all and lived with flare, always well dressed and accessorized. Patricia was a gift we all appreciated. We’re glad we knew her and already miss her.
Patricia was my neighbor when I lived in Vienna. I loved seeing and talking to her. We would talk for a long time every time we saw each other. We had dinner one night after I moved and had planned to do it again, but life just got so busy and sadly we never got to and I regret that. I really liked Patricia, she was one of my favorite neighbors and was sad to move away from her. I was so sad to hear of her passing and was so sad that I hadn’t talked to her in a while, but she was frequently in my thoughts. I really wish I could be at the service tomorrow but my son is getting married so I will be at his wedding. If I could have been there I would. I am sending my love and condolences to the family. I’m so sorry for your loss. Patricia was such a wonderful lady and so fun to talk to. We had many great conversations and I will miss her. She is with her precious Ruby now.