Obituaries Related to "Owen" from New York Times Archive
Owen Bieber, Auto Workers’ President During Period of Decline, Dies at 90
Faced with automation and competition from foreign car companies, he was forced to make concessions in an effort to preserve jobs.
M. Owen Lee (Father Lee to His Met Opera Radio Fans) Dies at 89
A Roman Catholic priest whose avocation for 23 years was offering commentaries and quiz answers in broadcasts during intermissions.
Owen Garriott, 88, an Early Scientist-Astronaut, Is Dead
He was the science pilot on the record-breaking 59-day mission to Skylab in 1973. Ten years later, he returned to space on the shuttle Columbia.
Charles Owens, Golfer, Dies at 85; Novel Putter Brought Late Success
Owens overcame segregation, severe injuries and, with a long putter, the “yips” to win on the Senior PGA Tour.
Doyle Owens, Founder of the Unclaimed Baggage Center, Dies at 85
Mr. Owens built his business on a traveler’s nightmare, selling the contents of lost luggage at his retail and tourist attraction in Scottsboro, Ala.
Owen Chadwick, Eminent Historian of Christianity, Dies at 99
“The Reformation” (1964), one of two volumes Professor Chadwick wrote for The Penguin History of the Church, was required reading in colleges for decades.
Gary Owens, Droll Announcer on ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 80
Mr. Owens, who was a disc jockey and writer as well, also voiced characters in thousands of cartoon broadcasts.
Major Owens, 77, Education Advocate in Congress, Dies
Mr. Owens, a state senator and a former chief administrator of New York City’s antipoverty program, went to Congress from Brooklyn and remained there for 24 years.
R. C. Owens, Receiver Who Made the Alley-Oop Famous, Dies at 77
The former wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, known for kangaroolike leaps above defenders to catch passes, introduced a new phrase to sports.
Henry D. Owen, 91, Dies; Shaped Global Fiscal Order
Mr. Owen was an influential diplomat who helped institutionalize global economic summitry in the 1970s and was considered an intellectual framer of the Trilateral Commission.
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Willie Colón, a Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75
A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.
Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead
It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins. Earlier, he won the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73
His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.
Christopher S. Wren, Times Bureau Chief in Hostile Lands, Dies at 89
Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his reporting, including one about his globe-trotting cat.
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