Today is Doc Bowen Day as proclaimed by the Marshall County Commissioners.
Marshall County officials and the Town of Bremen are recognizing what would have been Dr. Otis R. Bowen’s 100th birthday today.
Commissioner Kurt Garner read the proclamation aloud to those in attendance at last week’s commissioners meeting.
“…whereas the Board of Commissioners recognize the positive contributions Doc Bowen has made in Marshall County’s communities, our state and nation as a family physician, county coroner, state representative, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, governor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services to President Ronald Reagan; and whereas the Board of Commissioners seek to honor the work of this statesman, leader and friend by inviting all of Marshall County’s residents to reflect on the virtues of civic responsibility, community and service to fellow man as demonstrated by the late Honorable Dr. Bowen; Now, therefore be it resolved, the Board of Commissioners in Marshall County, Indiana proclaim Feb. 26, 2018 to be Doc Bowen Day in Marshall County,” as read by Garner.
The proclamation is anticipated to be read at the Marshall County Courthouse today around 10:30 a.m. The City of Plymouth is expected to rename Jefferson Street as Doc Bowen Blvd for the day. The Town of Bremen has several events scheduled throughout the day to commemorate the anniversary of his birthday.
