Union President, Robert Dow, Dies at 67

A longtime Studio City resident and teacher's union president Robert Dow died Saturday at the age of 67. He and his wife moved to Palm Beach, Fla. in recent years (see the full post at the Palm Beach Post News.)

The Los Angeles Times said Dow was "the fiery teacher's union president that crusaded against former Chief Academic Officer Jeffrey Hernandez and battled for raises for Palm Beach County teachers."

Dow died from an incurable form of leukemia which he was diagnosed as having in 2010. It was called acute myeloblastic leukemia. He 

He served in Vietnam, ran both an exclusive eatery in Studio City and a doughnut shop, and at one point worked as a singing waiter. He even edited wire copy at the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.

Dow is survived by his wife, Sharon Dow and two children.