Alex M. Fowler, age 32, of Traverse City, passed away on Sat, Feb 1, in his home in Hollywood, CA, due to an unknown cause.
He graduated from Traverse City Central High School in 2006 and graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Business.
Alex was born on Dec 12, 1987 in Tacoma, WA, was raised in Traverse City and spent the last four years of his life in Los Angeles, CA, after a brief time in Oregon. He worked as a sales and marketing manager for Gannett Co.
He is survived by his fiancee, Megan Webb, of Birmingham, AL; his parents, Chuck and Linda, of Traverse City; his brothers, Chuck Jr (Shari) of Los Angeles, CA, Tom (Faith) of Grand Rapids, Christian (Leah), of Houston, TX, and his sister, Lizzie, of Kalamazoo; and four nieces, four nephews, four great nieces, and one great nephew.
Alex was a talented cellist and persuasive orator, a carefree sailor, Fearless traveler and adventurer. He had a n insatiable appetite and love for knowledge, politics, and live music, particularly Widespread Panic, the String Cheese Incident, the Grateful Dead and Phish. He was adored by everyone fortunate enough to have met him. Alex was the ultimate example of how to be unapologetically oneself and will live on in the hearts and minds of countless loved ones.
Roll on.
"The more I learn, the more I appreciate nuance and the kaleidoscope lens through which life must be viewed." May 21, 2019 (from a conversation with his sister.)
Memorial services for Alex will be held on Wed Feb 12, 2020 at 1 pm at Covell Funeral Home in Traverse City followed by a remembrance gathering at the Salvation Army Community Center at 1239 Barlow St, Traverse City.
