August 27, 2015 – Addison, Texas – Baker Aviation sadly mourns the sudden death of Mr. Tim Bowman, dedicated aviation veteran, loyal friend, loving father and husband. Bowman suffered unexpected cardiac arrest caused by a blood clot on August 26th.
“Tim will be fondly remembered as a great friend and colleague, and in my daily thoughts forever,” commented Ray Goyco, Jr., President and COO for Baker Aviation. “The entire business aviation industry has lost a true professional and from everyone here at Baker Aviation, our sincere condolences go out to his family.
As a skilled aviation manager with more than 30 years of industry experience, Tim Bowman recently joined Baker Aviation as the Director of Quality Assurance. He began his career working for the Department of Defense in Oklahoma City at Tinker Air Force base, as a civilian aircraft mechanic. Working his way to up to supervising and managing maintenance teams, Tim’s career excelled with Part 135 conformity responsibilities with companies such as AMR Combs/Jet Solutions, Raytheon Aircraft Charter & Management, and later with Sentient Jet where he was National Director of Operations and Maintenance Programs. Tim built exceptional relationships with local FAA administrators and was most recently Director of Quality Assurance for Southwest Airframe and Tank Services in Dallas, Texas.
The family prefers that donations be made to Dylan’s Drivers (www.dylansdrivers.org), a non-profit designated driver program in Paris, Texas, in honor of Timothy Daniel Bowman. Service arrangements have been scheduled for August 28th and 29th at the Bright-Holland Funeral Home Chapel, 2601 Lamar Ave in Paris, Texas 75460.
About Baker Aviation
Baker Aviation is a full-service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company, licensed to provide professional aviation services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. ARG/US, Platinum-Rated, they are headquartered at Meacham International Airport, Fort Worth, TX, with new maintenance facilities at Addison Airport, Addison, TX, specializing in airframe maintenance for Hawker, King Air, Beechjet, Citation, Learjet, Falcon, Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. Recently, Baker expanded its offerings as a stocking distributor of PMA Parts from Omega Aircraft Articles, and established a dealership for LED Lighting with Aircraft Lighting International. Baker Aviation is the exclusive distributor of the HOT-STOP® 'L' Fire Containment Kit product line. To learn more, or to schedule service, please visit baker-aviation.com or call 972-248-0457.
