REAL ESTATE
sold that he became a licensed broker in 1984. It was the start
of a successful career that spanned three offices — Lowe Realty
in the plaza at U.S. 1 and the North Causeway, and then
Century 21 Lowe Realty offices in Sebastian and Vero Beach.
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on state and area Realtor boards, he was elected chairman of
the St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Board in January
and just served as chairman of the St. Lucie County Board
of Adjustment.
Lowe has also served on several community boards,
including New Horizons, a drug, alcohol and mental-illness
facility on the Treasure Coast. He’s also on the board of directors
of the St. Lucie County Hundred Club. The organization
provides direct financial help for spouses and dependents of
law-enforcement officers and firefighters who have lost their
lives or become disabled in the line of duty.
It was supporting the American Cancer Society years ago
that enabled Lowe and Sharon to meet in the mid-1970s when
the Chicago native was general manager of Nash Pontiac
Cadillac on South U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce.
Sharon, who came to Florida from Minnesota, likes to tell
the story:
“I was doing a bike-a-thon for the Cancer Society and I
stopped at Nash Pontiac Cadillac because I knew some of the
salesmen,” Sharon said. “I said, ‘Would you sponsor me for
this bike-a-thon,’ and they said, ‘No, we’re not going to do it,
but our boss will.’
“So, they sent me in to meet Bob Lowe,” Sharon said. “He
sponsored me for the bike-a-thon and when I walked out, he
said to his sales people, ‘I might try to marry that girl.’ And,
about a year and a half later, we got married in 1977. So,
pretty crazy.”
There’s nothing crazy for what happened next for Lowe.
It was after Lowe discovered that the dealership was being
DEBRA MADDEN
LOWE’S INTERNATIONAL
REALTY PLUS INC.
Robert J. Lowe Sr., Broker/President
2901 N. Highway A1A
Hutchinson Island, FL 34949
Office Phone: 772.467.6500
Cell Phone: 772.559.1676
Email: c21lowe@aol.com
Website: lowesinternationalrealtyplus.com
BEAR CREEK AT LINVILLE,
NORTH CAROLINA
Robert J. Lowe Sr., Broker
Office phone: 828.742.0000
Cell Phone: 772.559.1676
Website: bearcreekinlinville.com
Debra Madden is office and rental manager as well as a broker sales associate for Lowe’s International Realty Plus.
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