A man with local ties was among the two Texas Army National Guard soldiers killed when their helicopter went down in Galveston Bay. Thirty-Three year old Chief Warrant Officer, Lucas Lowe was a pilot on board an AH-64 Apache helicopter that went down in the bay just before 4 p.m. last Wednesday. The wreckage was recovered just before 11 a.m. Thursday.

Lucas Lowe is the son of James Lowe, Jr. of Shelbyville and Melissa Myers of Liberty, TX.

Lowe was a father of two with twins on the way. He served in the Army for 14 years, doing tours in Iraq and Afghanistan before joining the Texas Army National Guard. Services will be held at North Main Baptist Church in Liberty, Texas. A wake will be held 5 to 8 pm on Tuesday. Funeral Services will be at 1pm on Wednesday January 11, 2017 under the direction of Allison Funeral Home in Liberty, TX Click For Full Obituary