R.I.P. Jim Owen

I recently found out about the death of Jim Owen, and now his obituary has been posted.

When I lived in Tucson, Jim was the only person I let sharpen my skates (not that there were a lot of options). He was very knowledgeable, and very kind and patient with a newbie skater like me who didn't know anything about anything.

Like Keila wrote in her post on the guest book, whenever I got my skates back from him he'd have me feel the edge and point out that they were sharp -- be careful!

He'll be missed.