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Bowen, Jim

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Bowen, Jim

August 20, 2026

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Jim Bowen, an El Paso businessman and Korean War veteran, rose from a difficult youth to build a successful mechanical contracting and air-conditioning enterprise. Born in Strasburg, Ohio, and moved to El Paso as a teenager, he attended Ysleta High School and El Paso Tech…

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