Douglas James Cowin

Douglas J. Cowin on Sunday, November 1, 2020, loving son and brother, passed away at the age of 74. At the time of his death, Doug was residing at Laurel Brook Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Mt. Laurel, NJ.

Doug was born on June 9, 1946 in Hackensack, NJ to Nancy (Cumming) and Douglas B. Cowin. He received his B.A. from Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC, and he attended The Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, Doug was raised in Burlington Township, NJ and attended Burlington City Schools. Doug loved games of all kinds. Luckily, he has four siblings to play them with: Jeffrey (deceased), James, Lesley and Donald. His favorite games were chess, bridge, and Risk. Doug was also an avid reader and collector. He collected comic books, books, records, movies, coins and stamps. He has a bright and inquisitive mind.

Doug will be laid to rest next to his parents at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Burlington, NJ following a Masonic funeral service, on Thursday at 11am. Grave location is in Section F, East Lawn, which is along the fence line of Uhler Ave.  Doug was in the Demolay and , as an adult, a Mason. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Epilepsy Foundation Services of NJ, 50 Millstone Road, Building 300, Suite 201, East Windsor, NJ 08520. 

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