Lawyer and supporter of the Hands-On Museum.

Died September 2007 at the age of 60.

More information:

• Philip Bowen, instrumental in museum's founding, dies, Ann Arbor News, Sept 22 2007.
• http://www.annarbor.com/news/big-house-big-heart-charity-race-for-als-comes-to-big-house-sunday/

Mike Highfield, who created the event in 2007 with his wife Andrea Highfield, had a few reasons for starting the annual race. He said the event was to honor his former law partner, Philip J. Bowen, who died of ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and also because "Ann Arbor is a big running community" and he and his wife saw a need for a community race.