Michael Robert Owens, 69, of Houston, TX, passed away on 29 August 2020. He was born to parents Betty and Robert Owens, on 24 August 1951 in Columbia, SC.
He graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in 1969. He went on to study at Auburn and the University of Houston. He graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Business Administration.
Michael worked as a Southwest Sales Director with Alexander Roberts for 15 years. He never met a stranger and made many friends throughout his travels. The support from his many friends during this time has meant the world to the family.
He enjoyed travel and frequently quoted Mark Twain :
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."
He believed that travel was vital and visited countless countries in his lifetime.
Michael met his wife Diana in 2006. They were married on April 20th, 2007 in Houston, TX.
Michael is survived by his wife Diana, mother Betty Owens, daughter, Kelly Kirkham and husband Taylor, sister Patricia Roberts and husband Lloyd, brother Robert Owens, niece Amber Gilton and husband Tom, niece Kelsey Henriquez and husband Wade, nephew Robert Owens, niece Mary Owens, great nephew and niece, Phoenix and Cambria Gilton.
Michael was preceded in death by his father Robert Owens.
Due to the current conditions, we are still working on a memorial service. Once arrangements are made we will update this information.
In place of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. To share condolences online, visit Michael's obituary on Beyond The Dash.
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