Frederick V. Fowler, Jr., age 78 of Wayland, MA died February 9, 2012. Born in 1933 Frederick, Jr. was the oldest of four children born to Priscilla Standish Coffin Fowler and Frederick V. Fowler, Sr. of Newton, MA. Frederick, Jr. attended Newton High School and later graduated with a BSBA from Boston University class of 1955 where he was a member of Air Force ROTC and Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity.
Frederick was married in 1959 and is survived by his wife Nancy White Fowler and son Fredrick Fowler, III of Wayland, MA, his daughter Cynthia Fowler Francis, son-in-law David Francis and grandchildren Haley and Kelley Francis all of York, ME. His sisters Carolyn Cumings of Winchester, MA and Susan Apsey of Grantham, NH and his brother Richard Fowler of Natick, MA also survive Frederick.
After completing his active duty Air Force, Frederick began his career as a salesman at the Fred V. Fowler Co, Inc. in 1959 eventually purchasing the company from his father and relocated it from Auburndale Square to its present location on Rowe Street in Newton. Under Frederick’s leadership the company grew dramatically and today, Fowler Precision Tools are used everyday at thousands of high-precision manufacturing companies across North America. Frederick was active in his industry serving as President of the American Measuring Tool Manufacturers Association (AMTMA), Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and Member of the National Machine Tool Builders Association.
Frederick remained an avid pilot his entire life serving in the Air Force Reserves until 1978, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He owned and flew his own plane for many years and was a member of the National Business Aircraft Assoc., National Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Air Force Association and Reserve Officers Association. He was also a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.
His family would like Frederick to be remembered as the gentleman he was, full of life, energetic, enthusiastic and generous. He will be greatly missed by all those who were blessed to have known him.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Frederick’s name to the “Melanoma Research Fund” at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center attn.: Devon Ficker, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114.For information regarding arrangements friends may contact the Fowler Company at (617) 332-7004.