memorial

Ralph Owen

May 21, 1936 - March 23, 2024

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One of Ralph's friends, Ginny, provided this picture of Ralph's legs and feet, along with the story that in the early days of hiking, when it came time for group pictures, Ralph always found a way to hide behind something.

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