Margot Gowan

Margot Gowan

Margot Gowan, 87, of Sinclairville, passed away on Dec. 21, 2024. She was born in Puerto Rico on Dec. 15, 1937, to Leonides Margara Rodriguez. She grew up in Jamestown, NY and in 1957 Margot married Richard Gowan at the Lady of Loretta Roman Catholic Church in Falconer, NY. Later on she moved to Los Angeles, California, but returned to Jamestown in 1976. Margot led a fill life and loved listening to music and dancing. In her 30s she was a wrestler against other women. In 1978 Margot and Richard opened the Long Branch Bar and Restaurant in Falconer, NY. During the ownership she held many free holiday dinners for those in need. She also started up a women’s pool league. In their later years Margot and Russ would clean and care for the pier in Dunkirk.