FOWLER – Donald Clare Fowler passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with cancer on September 22nd. His loving wife Patricia, son Ryan, and daughter in-law Marsha were by his side.
 
Don was born in Kinley, Saskatchewan on 13 Nov 1949. He attended Perdue High School and graduated from the College of Commerce at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon in 1971. Throughout the years Don worked as a Programmer for the Canadian Wildlife Service, IT Manager with the City of Saskatoon, IT Consultant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Senior IT Designer with Spectron Computer Corporation, and Strategic IT Planning Manager with the Government of Alberta. Don retired at the end of Dec 2014.
 
Some of the personal accolades and achievements Don has received include developing Game Bird Survey Analysis and Camping Permit Analysis computer systems for the Saskatchewan government, developing software for the Transportation Industry that was an ABEX Award Finalist for Best New Saskatchewan Product, received award for Outstanding Contributions from the Bak Hsing Kwoon Kung Fu Association, developed the Internet presence for the Association of Canadian Informatics in Government (Canadian provincial & territorial CIOs), received over 1,000 Recognition Awards for personal websites created on the Internet, maintaining a personal website (Gadzillionthings.net) that has been ranked in the Top 10 Most Awarded Personal Homepages, and appearing on local and national television regarding a personal website (CdnHeros.ca) as having instigated the reuniting of a lost wartime ID bracelet to the soldier’s family.
 
Don was predeceased by his father William “Bill” Alexander in 1994, his mother Emma Elisabeth Marion in 2009, a brother William “Bill” Robert in 2018, and a sister Elizabeth Anne “Betty” in 2019.
 
Don and Pat were married on 26 Feb 1972 and recently celebrated their 51st  anniversary. Together they enjoyed many activities such as raising their son Ryan, canoeing on serene lakes and the Saskatchewan River, holidaying in the mountains, as well as numerous road trips to eastern Canada, west coast USA, and throughout Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
 
In lieu of flowers, Don has requested that donations be made directly to The Canadian Cancer Society in your region.
 
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