Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County Reon Lee Bowen, Jr. of Whitney Road South passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017 at Saratoga Hospital. He was 79. Born in Schenectady on November 9, 1937, son of the late Reon Lee and Marion (Kazyaka) Bowen, Sr. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a graduate of the former Franklin and Marshall College with a BA in History. Mr. Bowen worked as a marketing representative for the Concord Group Insurance in Concord, NH. He is survived by his companion of over 30 years, Pamela Burt of Saratoga Springs, his daughter, Ann (William Smith) Bowen and their son William Smith of Lutherville, MD and a son, Mark (Joy) Bowen of El Cerrito, CA. Services with military honors will be conducted at 10:00am on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Gerald B. H. Solomon - Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville, NY 12871. Arrangements by Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com