Buz Lowe

October 3, 1932 - January 29, 2025

Long-time Balboa Island resident Buz Lowe passed away at Regents Point in Irvine. He was 92. Buz was born in Pasadena, and grew up in San Marino, attending South Pasadena High School. He served in the Army, and earned a BS in engineering from Stanford University in 1958. He married Pat Siler, also a Stanford graduate, shortly after graduation.

Buz began his career at Westlectric Castings, a foundry 50% owned by the Lowe family. He started as a foundryman, and over the next 20 years, worked his way up to Vice President of Operations. In 1978 he and Pat opened a Kwik-Kopy franchise in Arcadia, which they ran until 1983. Buz and Pat raised their children in San Gabriel, where Buz was a member of the Tennis Club, SG Striders, city planning commission, Church of Our Saviour, and many other organizations.

Buz spent much of his youth enjoying the Newport Beach area; and in 1998, he and Pat retired to the house on Balboa Island which his parents purchased in 1959. Among his favorite activities was taking a morning walk with Pat around the island, meeting and chatting with Island friends. An avid sailor since boyhood, he and Pat enjoyed sailing their Cal 2-29 to Avalon; and later, motoring their Grand Banks to Two Harbors. They were very active members of the Balboa Yacht Club. They were known for their driving adventures in the American West. They were also world travelers, visiting six of the seven continents (including Antarctica).

Buz is survived by his wife, Pat Siler Lowe; his children:  Mark Lowe, Kathy Lowe Knowles, and Tom Lowe; and four grandchildren.

Daily Pilot, February 9, 2025