The Passing of Blake Bowden

Early last week, the news of the passing of Blake Bowden shocked and saddened the Cincinnati theater community.

Blake Sperry Bowden
Beloved father of Sam and Spencer Bowden; dear brother of Rebecca Rebrook (Dennis). Born in Columbus, Ohio on October 27, 1967 to Annette Sperry Bowden and William Lee Bowden, Blake grew up in Marion and Wooster, Ohio. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology at Northwestern University and his Ph.D. at DePaul University. His post-graduate work brought him to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s CCDD division, and he went on to work as a school psychologist for the Forest Hills School District, Cincinnati Public Schools, and Lakota Local Schools. Here in Cincinnati, Blake happily pursued his passion for the theatre onstage and off, acting in many local productions and writing and producing a stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Age 47, he leaves behind many cherished colleagues who will miss him dearly, as well as his sister, his beloved sons, and their mother, Wendy Dorn. Family will receive visitors Monday, September 14, 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Hodapp Funeral Home, 8815 Cincinnati Columbus Rd, West Chester. Service will follow at 6:00 p.m. Donations in Blake’s memory may be made to Prospect House, www.prospect-house.org. Condolences to hodappfuneralhome.com.

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