BMF, USA to honor Vern Rowley

FALLBROOK – The local chapter of Business Men's Fellowship (BMF), USA will remember Vernon J. Rowley, an originating member and president of more than 20 years, at a gathering on Friday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. at Living Waters Christian Fellowship Church, 2000 Reche Road. Rowley, who was 94, passed away on Dec. 30, 2016.

A local building contractor since 1953, Rowley was also a sought after World War II speaker. A member of the squadron that dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, he related the secretive mission to enthralled audiences which included Fallbrook's Rotary Club.

Bill Keith, nati...