Eugeania Mae Cowe

Eugeania Mae Cowe went to be with her Lord on October 12. 2022. Gina was born April 2, 1939 in Pampa, Texas where she also spent the early years of her life. She attended primary school there and graduated with honors from Pampa High School in June 1957. While in High School, Gina participated in the school's cheerleading program and quickly mastered the art of twirling batons which ultimately led to her becoming the lead majorette. She performed at the school's football, baseball and basketball games and all holiday parades presented by the City of Pampa. She was named as most popular girl in Pampa High School for two of the three years she attended and was well known and loved by all the residents of Pampa who ever met or saw her perform. After her high school graduation, Gina moved with her parents to Greenville, South Carolina where she got married and started a family. Because her husband lost his job, they moved their family to Houston in the spring of 1963, where they both found work. Her professional career started at this time in her life. At twenty-four years of age and with two children she enrolled at the University of Houston and went to work at the Humble Oil and Refining Company as a key punch operator. She quickly learned and mastered the keypunch operation and, within two years, was promoted to manager of the "Data Input Department''. While doing this she also attended classes at the University of Houston four nights a week. Her abilities were noted by the top people at Humble Oil and Refining Company, and she was transferred from the data input department to the programming department where she was taught how to write computer programs in FORTRAN language. In 1967 co-workers persuaded her to enter the beauty contest at the company picnic. She reluctantly agreed to do it, but more as a lark rather than a serious effort. As a twenty-eight year old mother with four children she did not expect to win against much younger competition. To her surprise she won the blue ribbon, first place, and her daughter also won first place in the children's contest. In order to increase her experience, Gina resigned from Humble Oil and Refining Company to join the Coca Cola Food Division in May 1971, which was a better position that paid her a higher salary and gave her the experience she desired. Gina changed companies again in 1977 by accepting an offer from Affiliated Computer Systems which was a company that specialized in writing programs for Banks, which was subsequently taken over by Electronic Data Systems in 1982. She excelled at EDS and rose to the level of National Manager of Data Processing until she retired in October 31, 1999. It was after that she and her husband moved to Lake Conroe where Gina spent many hours entertaining and enjoying lake life, spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Gina was preceded in death by her mother and father Bruce and Maudine Rayburn, and her daughter Patricia Dianne Brown. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband Ronald A. Cowe; daughters Della Overholt and husband Bobby, Kelley Glazier and husband Bill, Renee Habeggar and husband David, Lauren Farris and husband Dustin, and stepson Logan Cowe; grandsons Brent, Matthew, Joshua, Wyatt, Jason, Christopher, Sean, DJ and Zachary; granddaughters Ashleigh, Sara, Lacie and Madisen; ten great-grandchildren, and a daughter in law, Tammy Cowe Rozell, who cared for her during all her last days with us. A visitation will be held at Sam Houston Funeral Home 10129 F.M. 1097 W., Willis, Texas, at 10:00 am on Saturday October 22, 2022 with a celebration of life to follow immediately after at 11:00 am. Interment will follow in the Smith Memorial Park Cemetery. The family invites you to join them for a lunch reception onsite following the graveside service.

Eugeania Mae Cowe

April 2, 1939 - October 12, 2022