Samuel Bowlby

Samuel W. Bowlby died unexpected at home in Hamden. Born in Davenport, Iowa to Wallace R. Bowlby and Dorothy Tank Bowlby, Sam graduated from Davenport High School in 1956, where he lettered in football and basketball. He went to Dartmouth College, where he distinguished himself as "Scholar, Tackle, Clown." He played rugby and football, as an offensive guard and defensive tackle, and was a member of the squad that won the Ivy League Championship. He was a member of the senior society Sphinx, and a brother of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. The rugby team was sent to England under President Eisenhower's "People-to¬People Sports Program." He majored in English and graduated in 1960. He served his country as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. He then attended Yale Law School, graduating with an LL.B in the class of 1966. He joined the firm of Gumbart Corbin Tyler & Cooper in New Haven, where he practiced corporate and securities law for 31 years. In 1997 he became General Counsel of Southern Connecticut Gas Company. He returned to the private practice of law in 2000 at Tyler Cooper and jointed the national firm of LeClairRyan in 2008 as Senior Counsel. At LeClairRyan he focused on corporate and securities maters, advising corporations and public utilities, including public utility financings and regulatory issues. He was a member of the firm's Energy Industry Team. He was admitted to the Courts of Connecticut, the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Connecticut. Sam was a member of the American, Connecticut and New Haven County Bar Associations, the Board of Trustees of the Hospital of Saint Raphael Foundation and the New Haven Country Club. Sam was a fan of U. Conn. basketball, the New York Giants, and to the chagrin of many family members, the New York Yankees. Sam is survived by his best friend and wife of 21 years, Margaret "Penny" Mason, his children Karen Bancroft (Montgomery) of Pound Ridge, New York, Lynn Knowles of Rye, New Hampshire, Samuel Bowlby, Jr. of Boston, Masachusetts, Phillip Bowlby of Washington D.C., Sarah Anderson (Dante) of Novato, California, and Amy Mason-Mann (Stacey) of Hamden, grandchildren Julia Bancorft, Gretchen Knowles, Xander-Mason-Mann, Macy Anderson, Sadie Mason-Mann and Chloe Mason-Mann, a mother-in-law Margaret Pearson of Alexandria, Virginia, two brothers-in-law, two sisters-in-law and their spouses and children. Sisk Funeral Home, 3105 Whitney Ave in Hamden is in charge of arrangements. Friends may call on Saturday, 0ctober 10, from 4 to 8 pm at the funeral home. A gathering of family and close friends will be held on Sunday at ll:30 am at the New Haven Country Club in Hamden. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice or to Amy-Mason-Mann for "Care for Chloe", 50 Brookhaven Road, Hamden CT 06517

Samuel Bowlby

April 11, 1938 - October 5, 2009