Nelson P. Bowsher II ’62

Nelson P. Bowsher II ’62, of Washington, D.C.; Jan. 4, of complications from COVID. While at Brown he was co-editor-in-chief of the Brown Daily Herald and worked as a reporter for the Providence Journal. In 1966 he moved to Washington, D.C., to write for Congressional Quarterly and the National Journal. In his professional life he advocated for affordable housing and community-based economic development. He worked for NeighborWorks, served on the boards of national nonprofits, and volunteered with local housing groups. After retiring, he became a master gardener and volunteered at the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha’s Vineyard and at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, Sally Steenland; son David Bowsher ’95; a daughter-in-law; and two grandchildren.