Indiana Jones (Remembering Bowes Channell)

It's a great flick. We don't get out to see many movies but this one was worth it. It was a great way to finish off the Memorial Day Weekend.

For us, this was a "memorial" movie. One of the most influential uncles in my life, Bowes Channell loved the series. We had a great time reminiscing about Uncle Bowes. He and Kay have opened their home up to every one of their nephews. We have all lived with them for some period. I brought a wife to live with them for a few months when we moved to Decatur. It would be hard get a better Aunt and Uncle than Kay and Bowes.

Bowes was the only engineer I knew growing up. He could fix anything - even Corvairs. I dreamed of having all the tools he had. Growing up when we would go to Decatur, I looked forward to spending time with Uncle Bowes. We talked about cars, engineering, NASA, and other nerd stuff. It was great fun. After we moved to Decatur and I started working in the NASA/MICOM world he was a great career mentor. I had been working for three weeks at Teledyne when Reagan shut the government down for a week. My wife and I panicked. Kay and Bowes helped guide us through it. They were blessings.

Bowes was a man of utmost integrity. Everyone respected him.

I miss Uncle Bowes. Anyone that knew him misses him.