On June 3, 2016 David lost his courageous five year battle with Plasma Cell Leukemia. He passed away peacefully at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, WA with his loving wife at his side.
David was born on February 16, 1964 in New Orleans, LA to Eugene and Dolores Owen. He was raised and educated in Renton, WA.
David actively participated in sports from a young age including being a catcher in little league baseball and later, he was a guard for his high school football team. David also learned to play golf at a young age because both his parents are avid golfers and it was an activity they could do together as a family. David had a love of the outdoors and the beauty of nature. David’s greatest passion by far was fishing and being on the water. He enjoyed both fresh water and saltwater fishing and many times would be out in his boat before daylight.
He was employed by the Commercial Airplane division of Boeing for nearly 18 years, supporting multiple programs and most recently contributed to the success of the 737 MAX and 777X programs.
He is survived by his wife, Terry, his parents, Aunt Virginia (Doug) Baker, Aunt Wilma (Frank) Witters, Uncle Del Busacker and several cousins, stepdaughters Kristi (TJ) Reyes and Kyla (Don) Simcox, 4 step grandchildren and many dear friends.
A Celebration Of Life will be held on June 18, 2016 at 11:00 am at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, 17222 NE 8th St., Bellevue, WA 98008. There will be a reception to follow.
At his request, David was cremated and will be interred at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
In lieu of flowers, his family respectfully requests that donations be made in David’s memory to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center or the cancer charity of your choice.