Evening star., 1951-02-23
DR.. Owens, Once Star
Georgetown Athlete,
Is Dead al Age.of II

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Is Dead al Age Of II
DR.. S. Logan Owens, once a
star athlete for Georgetown Uni
lversity and one of Washington's
best-known family physicians,
died early today of cancer at
Georgetown University Hospital.
He was 70.
DR.. Owens. who lived at 2124
Leroy place NV. had practiced
here for 48 years. Among his
thousands of patients were many
families who had been attended
by him for three generations.
At the turn of the century
while at Georgetown he starred
in football. baseball and track.
In 1908 he was captain of the
Georgetown University track team
and the relay team on which he
ran made national reputation
that year.
On ALI Time GU. Team.
Recently a Georgetown alumnus
in book on the university, listed
DR.. Owens as his choice for left
end on the first team in selecting
an all-time Georgetown football
team. known for his hard hitting
in baseball, he played for the
Dumbarton Athletic Club in
Georgetown.
The physician was born in
Washington. La, the son of DR..
and Mrs. Christian David Owens.
He became the fourth generation
of his family to practice medicine.
AS both his father and mother
died when he was very young, he
worked his way through schools
and colleges. He attended Dyer
Preparatory School in New Or
leans. Georgetown Prep. class of
1897; Tulane University in 1899,
and earned his medical degree
from Georgetown University Med
ical School ir 1908.
DR.. Owens began his practice
here in 1908. starting as an in
tern at Georgetown University
Hospital. He had been on the
hospital staff ever since.
Despite an enormous practice,
he found time to do considerable
research on his own. Physicians
recalled his work on the common
cold and on diet and vitamin
use. His Office was at 1916 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Took Only One Vacation.
Dr.. Owens was devoted to his
profession and took only one
vacation in his life. his family
said-a trip of about nine days
few years ago when one of
his sons was married in Cali
fornia.
He was noted for his wit and
stories told at medical and char
liable meetings. Many of his pa
tients never received a bill.
DR.. Owens was one of the
founders of the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital Clinical Society.
which conducts charity medical
work at the hospital. He was the
attending physician in charge of
charity medical work at st. AIMS
Infant Asylum for many years
and was active in the District
Medical Society.
In 1949 he was presented a
plaque by the Georgetown Medi-
cal School Clinical Society as an
award of merit for the outstand-
ing medical graduate of the uni
versity.
Funeral Rites Monday.
In 1888 DR.. Owens married the
former Miss Clara Weems of New
fOrleanS, who survives.
Besides his wife, he leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Leon T. Kulikow-
ski of Charlottesville and Chicago,
and two sons, S. Logan Owens, jr..
of San Francisco, and Eugene w.
Owens of Washington and New
York. and two grandchildren.
The body will be at the Gawler
funeral home, 1855 Pennsylvania
avenue NV. tomorrow and Sun
day. Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. Monday in St. Mat
thew's Cathedral Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The family requested that
friends omit flowers, but send any
contributions they wish to the
Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. DR..
Owens died of a rare type of can
Ger of the upper abdomen. He
willed his stomach to Georgetown
Hospital for research purposes.