BRUINSFAN Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Car fire victim identified as former OlympianThe Capital-JournalPublished Monday, October 8, 2007Authorities have identified the person whose body was discovered Friday morning in a burned-out car as Edwyn Robert “Bob” Owen, 71, of Topeka.The Shawnee County Coroners Office said the cause of death was smoke inhalation, thermal burns and severe heart disease, according to a news release this morning from Lt. Martha Lutz of the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office.The car fire was called in about 5 a.m. Friday by the crew of a Union Pacific train who reported seeing a vehicle fully engulfed in flames as the train passed over Soldier Creek.An investigator from the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office said the cause of the fire was undetermined, though it probably was accidental, associated with the vehicle’s hot catalytic converter coming in contact with dry grass, starting a fire that spread to the vehicle.Owen was a member of the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team that won the Gold Medal in the 1960 Winter Olympics. He had lived in Topeka for more than 40 years.Related story... http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/10261547.html When Bobby Orr was asked why he always wore a cupbut not a helmet,he replied:"I can always getsomeone else to do my thinking for me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUINSFAN Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 I'm sure every hockey fan in Topeka has a heavy heart today with the loss of Bob Owen...I got to know Bob a few years ago when we had the ScareCrows here...He always said "Hi" to everyone and loved to meet the kids...He would always ask, "Do you play..."Bob loved to talk hockey...he loved the game...He will be sorrowfully missed by all who had the great pleasure to know Bob...The lights at the arena will be a bit dimmer this season...but maybe a little brighter too by Bob's memory...A final tap of the stick for E. Robert Owen...1960 Olympic Ice Hockey Gold Medalist...You will be missed but not forgotten...Rest in Peace, my friend, Rest in Peace...... When Bobby Orr was asked why he always wore a cupbut not a helmet,he replied:"I can always getsomeone else to do my thinking for me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez Street Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Sad day indeed.RIP Bob. @DavidStreeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUINSFAN Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Article on Bob in today's Topeka CJ...http://cjonline.com/stories/100907/loc_206557156.shtml When Bobby Orr was asked why he always wore a cupbut not a helmet,he replied:"I can always getsomeone else to do my thinking for me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUINSFAN Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Bob's obituary was in todays Topeka CJ...http://legacy.com/cjonline/Obituaries.asp?...rsonId=95938100 When Bobby Orr was asked why he always wore a cupbut not a helmet,he replied:"I can always getsomeone else to do my thinking for me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUINSFAN Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 One last article on Bob Owen in today's Topeka CJ...http://cjonline.com/stories/101707/loc_209159342.shtml When Bobby Orr was asked why he always wore a cupbut not a helmet,he replied:"I can always getsomeone else to do my thinking for me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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