Cowden grew up in Austin, Texas, and is the father of four children, his friend Jane Gibson told NBC News. I had texted him yesterday to see how he was (after hearing of the shooting), I never heard back from him. His parents and siblings live in Texas, she said.
Jane Gibson of Spartanburg, S.C., has attended the Masters as a spectator the past seven years. As she stood near the No. 1 tee Wednesday afternoon, Gibson calmly offered her views of Augusta National's membership policy, saying the club should invite IBM chief executive Ginni Rometty to join.