The Rev. Angus Bruce Bower of Midland died Nov. 9, 2026. He was 99. Born in Morganton, North Carolina, he left The Citadel to serve in the Army from 1946 to 1948, earning the World War II Victory Medal, then returned to finish a bachelor of science degree in 1949. He earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from M.I.T. in 1951. He worked at Chance Vought and Convair before a long career at Lockheed, where he retired as a chief scientist. After that career he was ordained an Anglican deacon in 2004 and a priest in 2006, and he served two parishes in California for more than a decade. He later sang in the choir at St. George's Anglican Church in Columbus. His wife of 41 years, Ellen, died in 1996. He is survived by two children, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a sister.