Desni Bowie-Green was born to the parentage of Lester Bowie (deceased) and Quillia Bowie on June 20, 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Desni was educated in the Evanston, Illinois school district and graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1975 with a BA in Education. She was active in her sorority Delta Sigma Theta.
On August 1, 1983, God gave her a son, Deon Reese Evans. On February 14, 1989 she married Thomas Edward Green, Jr., of Rochester, NY and to this union they were blessed with a son, Cameron Edward Green on June 25, 1990.
As a child, Desni was very active in church. Her first membership was with Springfield Missionary Baptist Church and later with Faith Temple C.O.G.I.C. Desni relocated in June of 1987 to Dallas, Texas where she was united with First Baptist Church of Hamilton Park in 1990. She worked willingly in the church in various roles and responsibilities that included: Mass Choir Secretary, Sunday School teacher, 2nd Vice President with the Women's Council and was awarded Woman of the year twice.
Desni began her career in banking in Evanston, Illinois. She continued her career in Dallas working for the Bank of America where her last role was AVP in Fraud Claims. She was with Bank of America for almost 25 years.
Desni was energetic, elegant, articulate, precise, humorous and very loving. She was also a very loving daughter, sister, mother and friend.
She leaves to cherish her loving memory: sons, Deon and Cameron; mother, Quillia Bowie; brothers, Terry Bowie (Leslie)of Silver Spring, MD, Tyrome Bowie of Evanston, IL and Kevin (Jeanette) of Crowley, TX; sister, Beverly Ware of Florissant, MO. Her loving teachings will be cherished with her three nieces, six nephews, one great niece, one great nephew and a host of other loving relatives and friends.
Visitation: Monday, April 9, 2012 6-8pm at First Baptist Church Hamilton Park 300 Phillips St. Richardson, TX 75081