Eugene Bowser, the last Pullman Porter in Chicago, was laid to rest Nov. 26.
Eugene Bowser, the last Pullman Porter in Chicago, was laid to rest Nov. 26.
One of the original Pullman Porters, Bowser was born Jan. 4, 1915 and died Nov. 17. He was 96.
Bowser grew up on 47th and Evans Ave. and graduated from Englewood High School. He was hired as a club car attendant at age 24 and served as one of the more than 20,000 Black men who served on the Pullman Palace cars in the early 20th century.
He spent more than 20 years traveling the nation as a Pullman Porter before retiring and going into law enforcement.
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