2005 interview with a local newspaper, Fowler said that he greatly respected such black leaders as Nelson Mandela and Colin Powell, but generally did not think that blacks and whites should mix in society. Death Fowler died of pancreatic cancer on July 5, 2015, in Geneva County, Alabama at the age of 81. References 1933 births 2015 deaths People from Geneva County, Alabama Military personnel from Alabama University of Alabama alumni American state police officers American people convicted of manslaughter American police officers convicted of crimes Selma to Montgomery marches Deaths from cancer in Alabama Crimes in Alabama Deaths from pancreatic cancer Police brutality in the United States Police misconduct in the United States United States Navy personnel of the Korean War