
She made profession of faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and was Her family moved to Houston, where, at the age of 12, completely on her own, Karen was born in Abilene, Texas on December 13, 1949. Karen Rowan passed away on after a 5 year battle with lung cancer. The Family of Karen Rowan has entrusted the care of their loved one to the DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Espanola Valley. There will be a reception afterwards in the fellowship hall at Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church. Karen is survived by her husband, Randy Son, Josh Wife, Nancy Grand-children: Josie, Ed, Dorothy, John (Atlanta) Son, Daniel Wife, Lili Grand-children: Austin, Nichole, Luis, Fabian (Albuquerque) Son, Samuel Wife, Jillian Grand-children: Ella, Jimmy (Las Cruces) Sister, Dana Howze (Conroe, TX) Sister, Tobin Howze Barr (Arlington, TX) A grave-side funeral service will be held at Guaje Pines cemetery at 10:30 am on Thursday, June 17. She loved most of all the Lord Jesus her Savior and Redeemer. She loved landscaping, planting flowers, shrubs, and trees. She loved cooking and collecting recipes. She loved reading classic Christian literature. Karen loved home decorating, displaying paintings and pictures, collecting antiques, and arts and crafts projects. Karen also helped with the Good News Club that met at Pojoaque Elementary after school on Tuesday’s. Karen was then the teacher of the Good News Club at Chamisa Elementary in White Rock, where the children learned scripture verses, sang songs, played games, and had refreshments on Thursday’s after school.

After the Christian school closed, Karen home-schooled her youngest son, Samuel, and her two oldest grand-children, Austin and Nichole, through high school. She was an elementary teacher at the Christian school at Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church for many years.

Karen and Randy moved to Los Alamos in April, 1976. Karen graduated in 1971 with a degree in Art History from the University of Texas at Austin, where she also met and married Randy Rowan, her husband of 50 years. Her family moved to Houston, where, at the age of 12, completely on her own, she made profession of faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and was baptized. Karen Rowan Karen Rowan passed away on after a 5 year battle with lung cancer.
