Monday, September 22, 2008

Bob Owens

 
Bob at the 50th Reunion
     I'm sorry to report that Bob Owens died on Saturday, September 13 in the St. Louis airport. He attended the reunion and then spent time visiting family. A friend, Jim Sexton, drove Bob to the airport. A few minutes later, Bob collapsed inside the terminal. He was taken to a hospital but efforts to revive him failed.
     In his reunion biography Bob reported that he attended Cathedral Grade School and his favorite memories of SHS were the early morning gatherings in the auditorium. He was retired from a career with the Barnes Group, which manufactures components for a variety of industries.
     Bob is survived by his wife, Carolyn Ann, along with three children and one grandchild. An obituary appears in the SJR for Sep 28, 2008. You may sign the guest book and send messages to Bob's family.
Picture by Judy Van Hagen 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

am Bob's youngest daughter, Katie Simko. My father's passing has left us with a big hole in our hearts. He always spoke foundly of his younger years in Springfield.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Sept 30th at 10:00 am at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Huntington Beach, California. Please feel free to share your memories with our family of my father. We'd love to hear them. You can e-mail me at katie.simko@mac.com.