Charles C. Owens

1942 - 2018

Charles C. Owens, "Chick", passed away peacefully the afternoon of Friday, March 9th, 2018. He was 76. Born in Baltimore, MD on February 20, 1942 to parents Charles J. Owens and Margaret Ijams Owens, Chick was a life-long Baltimore resident who attended Calvert and Gilman Schools, graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1964, and received a Master of Business Administration from New York University in 1966. Following graduate school, he served several years in the US Army stationed in San Antonio, Texas.
After returning to Baltimore, Chick enjoyed a successful career as a stock broker with Robert Garret & Sons and ultimately formed his own entrepreneurial investment advisory and real estate development business with his brother Glynn.
Chick always had a love of adventure, which he avidly pursued through sailing, skiing, steeplechase racing, scuba diving, running marathons, and as a commercial rated private pilot. Sharing his father's passion for sailing, he spent his childhood summers at Gibson Island, racing penguins and star boats and coaching younger age groups learning to sail. He also loved racing larger boats up and down the East Coast and Caribbean as well as competing offshore in numerous Annapolis and Newport to Bermuda races. He also loved cruising on his family's sailboat, Carib Owl, in the Chesapeake Bay, Florida Keys, and Bahamas with lifelong friends, where he enjoyed fishing and spearing lobsters.
Chick was also an avid horseman. As an amateur steeplechase jockey, he competed for many years, amassing a large collection of trophies and prestigious awards as well as regular trips to the emergency room for stitches and broken bones. When not riding in races, he loved fox hunting with the Green Spring and Elkridge Hartford Hunt Clubs.
Rounding out his love for adventure, Chick would never miss making at least one ski trip a year, with his favorite being several trips heli-skiing in British Columbia.
For the last 10 years, Chick has been lovingly cared for 24/7 by a trio of brothers Mr. Tyree Blake, Mr. Byron Blake, and Mr. Jonathan Bateman, as well as Mr. Lawrence Daney, through their family's caregiving service, Essential Care of Atlanta, GA to whom Chick's family give their sincerest thanks.
Chick will be missed by many and is survived by his sister, Margaret Connor (Robert), his brother Glynn Owens (Jennifer Austin), his son Carey Owens (Leslie), granddaughters Hannah Reneau and Hamilton Owens who loved their "Pop-Pop", stepson JW Delozier, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A service celebrating Chick's life will be held April 7th at 10:30 am at St. James Church in Lothian, Maryland. Memorial donations may be made in Chick's memory to Gilman School in Baltimore, MD (gilman.edu), his granddaughters' school Heritage Preparatory School in Atlanta, GA (heritageprep.org), or the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (cbmm.org).