Prayer Vigils Scheduled for the Execution of Gary Ray Bowles
August 9, 2019 • Kathleen Bagg

Jacksonville, Fla. – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Gary Ray Bowles earlier in June scheduling him to be executed August 22 at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison, 23916 NW 83rd Avenue, Raiford.

Bowles was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to the 1994 murder of Walter Hinton in Duval County, Fla. He also confessed to five other murders in Florida, Georgia and Maryland, and is serving life sentences for two of those.

Prayer vigils will be held across the Diocese of St. Augustine for Bowles and his family, his victims and their families, for our society, which continues to impose violence in return for violence, and for an end to the use of the death penalty, at the following locations and times:

Alachua County
Catholic Gators and GCADP will carpool to the Florida State Prison in Starke. Meet at Emmanuel Mennonite Church, 1236 NW 18th Ave, Gainesville, Thursday, Aug. 22, at 4:30 p.m. Participants will attend the prayer service at the prison. Contact: Miriam Elliott at (352) 278- 4342

Bradford County
Across the highway from the Florida State Prison Execution Building, Starke, Thursday,       Aug. 22, at 5 p.m. Contact: Miriam Elliott at (352) 278-4342.

Duval County
In front of the new Duval County Unified Courthouse, 501 W. Adams Street, Jacksonville, Thursday, Aug. 22, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Contact: Jackie Gunning at (904) 449-3328 or by email at jmgunning@bellsouth.net or Sister Maureen Kelley at (904) 704-0313, email mkelleyop@att.net.

Flagler County
In front of the Flagler County Courthouse, 1769 E. Moody Blvd, Bunnell, Thursday, Aug. 22 from 5 to 6 p.m. Contact: John Bangert at (301) 318-6832 or by email at astrodude9000@gmail.com.

St. Johns County
In front of the St. Augustine Beach City Hall, corner of A1A and 16th Street, St. Augustine Beach, Thursday, Aug. 22, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Contact: Nancy O’Byrne at (904) 422-3618 or by email obyrnen@bellsouth.net.