Death of Dr. Barbara Lowery

Dr. Barbara Lowery, associate provost and Independence Professor of Nursing, died at Penn Medical Center, October 10 at the age of 64.

"Barbara has been one of our most beloved faculty members, and I am sure you will miss her sage, steady advice and warm, engaging personality as much as I will," said Provost Robert Barchi.

Dean Afaf Meleis said, "The School of Nursing mourns the loss of Barbara Lowery who was known for her role in advancing psychiatric nursing science, but better known by her nursing colleagues as a voice of reason, great integrity, and compassion as an innovative thinker and problem-solver. Known as a committed mentor for researchers, teachers, and clinicians, both inside and outside the University, we will miss her scholarship and her warm wisdom for a long time to come. However, she left with us a legacy that will always remain and she will never be forgotten."

The viewing and visitation will be Saturday, October 12, from 11-11:45 a.m. at Donahue Funeral Home, 366 W. Lancaster Ave., in Wayne, PA, followed by a service there at 11:45 a.m. to be followed by burial at Calvary Cemetery, in West Conshohocken; reception, to follow.

A Barbara J. Lowery Scholarship Fund has been established; checks made out to the fund should be addressed to: Barbara J. Lowery Scholarship Fund, 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096.

Dr. Lowery is survived by her husband of 43 years, Donald; and two sisters, Darlis Braddock, and Nancy Bizup.