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August 17, 1929 - January 22, 2019

Owens, James R. "Jim", age 89 on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 of Whitehall.

Husband of Mary Lou Owens; father of Colleen Brennan of Plum, Janice (the late Larry) Schoeneberger of Sarver, Kathy (Bruce) Gaillard of Bluffton, SC and Eileen (Jeff) Hulbert of Bethel Park; brother of Jean McKee; grandfather of Kurt Schoeneberger, Erich (Lindsay Smith) Schoeneberger, Kristen Schoeneberger, Julie (Paul) Mathews, Becky (Dominic) Magnotti and Haley and Lindsey Hulbert; great-grandfather of 12. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Jim was a 1947 graduate of Central Catholic High School and retiree of AT&T. He was an active basketball and football official working in the Big East conference, refereeing at the major college level, and then the NFL through 2012. Jim was inducted into Robert "Tick" Cloherty Western Chapter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1991. He served as an officer on the Board of Directors, and continued to serve as a member of the Advisory Board of the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and was also a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. Jim was a dedicated and active member of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church in Whitehall. Friends will be received at the John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., 412-881-4100, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood 15227 on Thursday, January 24, 2019 from 6-8 p.m. and Friday, January 25, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral prayer on Saturday morning at 9:15. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church at 10:00 a.m. If desired, family suggests contributions to St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin Church, Parish Share Fund, 5200 Greenridge Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15236.