A memorial service for Edmonds resident and former Seattle Post-Intelligencer sports editor/columnist John Owen has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at the Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church, 8109 224th St. S.W., reports Art Thiel at SportsPressNorthwest.com.
According to Nov. 18 post by Thiel:
Owen chronicled with wit and insight Seattle’s sports growth from minor league to major league market in a Seattle newspaper career that began in the 1950s and lasted until his retirement in 1993. Hired by legendary Seattle columnist Royal Brougham, Owen wrote six columns a week and ran the sports department from 1968 to 1980.
Along the way he shared with readers a passion beyond journalism — cooking. For 35 years, he was the “Intermediate Eater,” a weekly column in which he provided more than 3,400 recipes served with a dollop of light-hearted banter nearly as tasty as his meals. His seven recipe books, many celebrating Puget Sound’s bounty, in seven books, sold nearly 40,000 copies.
Upon his semi-retirement, Owen moved to the Edmonds Bowl with his wife Alice, and he wrote the “Owen at Large” column for the Edmonds Beacon.
I will miss John’s writing in the Beacon. RIP