College Fund for Beverly Hills Student After Dad Killed

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A crowdfunding campaign has been established to support future educational needs for a Beverly Elementary School fourth-grader whose father was killed in a traffic accident last weekend.

Brooke Bowers is F. Kevan Bowers’ only child. According to the GoFundMe site set up by MonaLisa Andrews, ensuring Brooke has a chance to go to college is important to the Bowers family. The family requests donations to an educational trust in her name in lieu of flowers.

Michigan State Police said Bowers, 49, of Southfield, and Marko Cigatino Rubin, 48, of Macomb Township, were riding their motorcycles on Interstate 94 near Oakwood Boulevard around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, when a woman lost control of her Ford Escape, which crossed the median and struck them.

Police later found marijuana in the 34-year-old Inkster woman’s SUV, as well heroin residue on a lottery ticket. Charges are expected.

More than $3,000 has been raised in two days to support Bowers’ daughter.

Donations can also be made directly to the Brooke Bowers Educational Trust. Checks payable to Brooke Bowers should be dropped off at the Beverly Elementary main office, 18305 Beverly Road, Beverly Hills, where they will be collected and given to the family.

“Thank you for all of your support of Brooke and her family during this difficult time,” Andrews wrote on GoFundMe. “Her family truly appreciates all of your kind gestures and concern.