We join with family and friends in mourning the passing of Jim Bowles….

Jim Mulva of ConocoPhillips said: “Jim Bowles (COP Photo-l; NGP Photo-r) has led our Alaska organization and its some 900 employees since late 2004 and presided over a number of developments that ensured our company’s place and standing in Alaska and will serve as a legacy to his leadership as we go forward.”    *      ADN by Kyle Hopkins.  State troopers are watching the weather for a chance to return to the scene of an avalanche that killed Conoco Phillips Alaska President Jim Bowles and left another Conoco worker missing Saturday on the Kenai Peninsula.   *    KTUU.  Officials mourn Bowles’ passing.   *    UPI.     *     Forbes