Ward Alan Bower, Esq.

BOWERWard Alan Bower, of Newtown Square, PA, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at the age of 69.Ward was a loving husband, father, guide and friend. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Linda Elliott Bower: four sons -Miles R. (Jennifer) Bower of San Diego CA, Chase B. (Rachel) Bower of Philadelphia PA, Reid A. Bower of Newtown Square and Seth E. Bower, a student at the University of Scranton: and two granddaughters- Eleanor and Sierra. Ward loved fishing trips with his lifelong friends, telling stories, reading, watching his sons sporting or musical events, and adoring his granddaughters.Ward was born to Dale and Margaret Chapman Bower on February 10, 1947 in Carlisle, PA. He was the eldest of three and is survived by his younger brothers, Peter D. Bower of Mechanicsburg, PA and William B. Bower (Jeannie) of Camp Hill, PA. Ward fondly recalled his youth, especially summers playing baseball and working on the Bower family farm in Perry County, PA. Ward graduated from Mechanicsburg High School in 1965 and Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA in 1969. At Bucknell, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the Army ROTC program, and was especially proud of his role on Bucknell’s 1969 championship baseball team. Ward was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Army and commanded an Air Defense Artillery battery based in Babenhausen, Germany. In 1975, he graduated from the Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, PA..Ward had a distinguished forty year career at the legal consulting firm Altman Weil Inc., where he was the managing partner and a valued advisor to law firms around the world. Ward counseled on countless mergers and acquisitions, held membership and leadership roles in the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association, and in 2013 was honored in the National Law Journal’s inaugural list of 50 Business of Law Trailblazers & Pioneers. He was particularly proud of his role in helping to guide the joining of the Dickinson School of Law with Penn State University in 2000. Ward was a guest speaker at many top law schools around the country and frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Economist, BusinessWeek, NPR, the Times of London, the U.S. News and World Report, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.A memorial ceremony will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 15 at Main Line Unitarian Church, 816 S Valley Forge Rd, Devon, PA 19333. In lieu of flowers, please honor Ward with donations to www.TravisManion.org, the Bucknell Baseball Program c/o Bison Club. 1 Dent Drive, Lewisburg, PA 17837 or University of Scranton-Baseball Program, PO Box 1385 Scranton, PA 18501-1835.For additional articles regarding Ward’s career please go to www.Law.com