Owen came to us from the Lawrenceville School, where he was class poet. At Princeton, where his father was Class of 1932, Owen majored in history, stroked the freshman lightweight crew, acted in Theatre Intime, sang in the Chapel Choir, and was Cloister Inn’s president. He then earned a law degree from Penn.
Retired as general counsel of Philip Morris International, he had served as chief legal officer and director of Philip Morris Europe, Middle East, and Africa. After living in Switzerland, the family spent three decades in New Canaan, Conn. Owen’s lifelong passion was sailing, even the frostbite version, and he made a trans-Atlantic crossing as well as participating in six Newport-Bermuda races.
As a captain in the 23rd Medical Battalion in Vietnam, he won two Bronze Stars and combat and expert field-medical badges. He stayed in the Reserves and recently belonged to the Coast Guard auxiliary.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Christine; children Philip, Andrew, and Sarah S. Betz; brothers Larry ’59 and Richard ’62; and seven grandchildren. The class shares its sorrow with them all.