Bowen H. Tucker ’59

Bowen H. Tucker ’59, of Arlington Heights, Ill.; Aug. 16. He earned his JD from the University of Michigan Law School in 1962 and began his legal career at Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP in Providence, R.I. He also served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1963 to 1965. In 1966, he joined Caterpillar in Peoria, Ill. In 1972, he and his family moved to Arlington Heights, where he worked at FMC Corporation in Chicago as associate general counsel for litigation until his retirement in 2000. He served as chairman of the Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. from 1981 until 2000, shaping best practices and providing guidance for industry professionals nationwide. He is survived by wife Jan Tucker, son Stefan Tucker ’85, a daughter, a daughter-in-law, six grandchildren, and a brother and sister-in-law, Betty Boole ’59.