Yolo County CA Archives Obituaries.....Lowrey, Jan Thomas January 21, 2006
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The Woodland Daily Democrat
Lowrey, Jan    
 
Jan. 9, 1949 - Jan. 21, 2006


Jan Thomas Lowrey, executive director of the Cache Creek Conservancy and a 
fourth-generation resident of Yolo County, died unexpectedly and peacefully at 
his home in Rumsey on Saturday, Jan. 21. He leaves a legacy of commitment and 
service to his family, friends and community and a passion for preserving 
Cache Creek for future generations.

Mr. Lowrey was born Jan. 9, 1949 in Sacramento. The son of former Assemblyman 
Lloyd Lowrey and Helen Lowrey, Jan lived in Rumsey most of his life. He 
attended Rumsey Elementary School, Esparto Elementary School, Esparto High 
School and UC Davis before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served in the Navy 
for five years, and then completed his education at Foothill Community College 
and UC Berkeley.

Jan married Kathy Savino in 1976. After Jan graduated from Berkeley, Jan and 
Kathy traveled throughout Europe before returning to settle in Rumsey, where 
they raised three children, Johanna, Tessa-Rose and Patrick. Jan worked on the 
family farm, with Gordon Farms and with Sagara Farms before joining the staff 
of the Cache Creek Conservancy, becoming executive director in June 1999. He 
was a member of Landmark-Buckeye Lodge No. 195 of Free and Accepted Masons and 
served as a volunteer and commissioner with the Capay Valley Fire Department, 
on the Yolo County Planning Commission, as Fire Commissioner for the Rumsey 
Rancheria Fire Department and Co-chairman, Board of Directors of Capay Valley 
Vision.

Survivors include Jan's wife, Kathy and their children, Johanna Lowrey of San 
Diego, Tessa-Rose Lowrey of San Diego and Patrick Lowrey of Rumsey; and Jan's 
brothers, Lloyd Lowrey and his wife Carol of Salinas and Timothy Lowrey and 
his wife Derryn of Albuquerque, N.M. and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.

A celebration of Jan Lowrey's life is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 
at the Rumsey Community Center at the Rumsey Indian Rancheria, Road 75A in 
Brooks. Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors is assisting the family with 
arrangements.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials in Jan's name can be 
directed to the Cache Creek Conservancy, 34199 County Road 20, Woodland, 
95695; the Rumsey Improvement Association, P.O. Box 34, Rumsey, 95679; or 
Capay Valley Vision, P.O. Box 799, Esparto, 95627.

Visit the guest book at www.dailydemocrat.com.

 
Published in the Daily Democrat on 1/25/2006.  


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