About Dowco

The Tradename DOWCO evolved from the ‘given’ family name Dow. It (Dow) has been in continuous use since 1880. It is also part of a ’surname’ that dates back to 1550 and counting.
Dow3 is the 14th Patriarch of this family line.

The Last One

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“We don’t sell our Names in this family,” was my father’s (DocRansom.com) (Dow Ransom, MD: Google) instructions when he gave me his blessings and my original van in 1976. I was 28-years-old. We have a saying that when you hang out your ‘shingle’ your there.

To remind me of that OBLIGATION Dow2 purchased the CA personal license plate DOWCO. This was a constant reminder to create ’THE PLAN’

Dowco151™ ©

[note: The word PLAN comes from the Greek word prothesis and literally means: “to lay out beforehand.”] 

The Tradename of Dow2 is still in ‘use’ even though he passed away in 1992 - this is owned by Dow3 Trust.

This family line has 13-generations born in America (first 1669) and has been in every war except the Korean up to and including Vietnam.

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 We have had members ’scalped’ in the Wyoming Valley (1778) during the Massacre from a Matriarch (Kennedy) side of the family who was Dow1’s mother; A father (Confederate) and his son a Union during the Civil War who was also Dow1’s Grandfather and father.]

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“No one, and I mean no one, comes into our 

  house and pushes us around”

                 — RUDY movie

Distributor #1 moved from San Jose to Tempe in November 1978 to learn the DOWCO business from Dow3. He was his roommate until 7/1/1980 when he was set up with his own Region in Denver CO. He went ‘rogue’ 2-months later and moved to Tucson and got married to a girl there.

Distributor #2 started on 7/1/1980 to help #1 develope his Region. He returned to Tempe after 

Distributor #1 left Denver without notice. All AGREEMENTS were oral at this time.

Hired Brown & Bain PA in December 1980 to represent the business and me. They created an affidavit to use with customers to acquire info on Distributor #1. We created the DOWCO Written Agreement for Distributor #2 and #3 during this time.

Set up Distributor #2 in Tucson on 2/1/1981 in COUGHLIN‘s vacant condo for 3-months. DOWCO paid Coughlin $335 a month ($1000) for use of his place there. The PURPOSE was to chase #1 out of the AREA and create 1000’s of DOWCO account cards (3x5) [Provision #4]. I was developing the Dowco™️ Van #1 during this time. [Provision #2 DISTRIBUTOR D.]

Recruited COUGHLIN (Distributor #3) on 8/1/1981. See Dowco.xyz

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