Earl David Lowery, Jr., son of Earl David, Sr. and Hannah D. Kelley Lowery; was born on August 13, 1927 in Mr. Croghan, South Carolina. At an early age, he moved with his family to Durham, North Carolina, where he attended the city's public schools. Earl graduated from Hillside High School in 1944 and enlisted the next year in the United States Army. At the end of his active military service, he received an honorable discharge and enlisted in the United States Army Reserves with the rank of Sergeant Major. In 1947, Earl met and married Margaret Taylor of Durham, with whom he would build a family - two sons- and share the rest of his exemplary and very productive life. Soon after his marriage, Earl enrolled at North Carolina College now North Carolina Central University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1950 and a Master of Science Degree in 1953, both in Mathematics. After graduation, he was employed as a high school mathematics teacher at Lincoln School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and later, as an Assistant Principal at a high school in Raleigh, North Carolina. The family moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1960. Here, Earl started a new career as a mathematician for the United States Government at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland. He worked at Aberdeen for twenty-five years until his retirement from government service. After retiring, Earl returned to teaching at Morgan State University, where he was employed as a remedial mathematics teacher for ten years. In 1989, Earl and Margaret became members of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, where Earl was a member of the group called the Precious Gems. Earl entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 11, 2011 at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore. He leaved to cherish his memory; his wife, Margaret of sixty-four years; two sons, James Earl and Victor Andre' both of Baltimore; a granddaughter, Patricia Siobhan Lowery of Baltimore; a daughter-in-law, Helen Lowery of Baltimore; two sisters, Shirley Simon and Ray Ann Short of Wadesboro, North Carolina; a sister-in-law, Lucinda Hinton of Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.