Daniel Richard Owens, age 58, slipped into eternity on March 22, 2015 after a courageous 4 year battle with cancer. Dan was born in Richmond, CA, graduated from Concord High School, earned a Bachelor’s degree from San Diego Christian College, and a Master’s degree from Multnomah Seminary. At age 17 he made the most important decision of his life when he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior.
Dan spent many years in church ministry as a youth pastor, executive pastor, and senior pastor. In 1986, he joined the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association and was mentored by the well-known evangelist, Dr. Luis Palau. He spent 12 years at LPEA as Crusade Director, Director of Training, and Associate Evangelist. In 1998, Dan formed Eternity Minded Ministries and continued to tell people about Jesus, feed the poor, train pastors, and plant churches. For over 30 years, Dan faithfully preached the Gospel of Christ in over 40 countries.
Dan is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Debby, and his 3 sons: Ben (Chrissy) of Paso Robles, Jordan (Catalina) of Carpinteria, and Taylor of Paso Robles. He is also survived by his mother, June, of Antioch, sisters Debbie (Paul) of Antioch and April (Glen) of Oakley, many cousins, nieces, and nephews, and his brothers and sisters in Christ around the world. He is preceded in death by his father, Richard.
The family would like to thank Dan’s doctors for their excellent care in his fight against cancer: Stanford oncologist, Dr. Kristen Ganjoo; Stanford surgeons Dr. Jeffery Norton and Dr. Joseph Shrager; Dr. Gregg Ellison, primary physician, and Dr. Tom Spillane, oncologist. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Eternity Minded Ministries, P.O. Box 2460, Paso Robles, CA 93447 for the ongoing work of Dan’s fellow evangelists around the world.
Arrangements under the direction of Kuehl-Nicolay Funeral Home, Paso Robles, CA. Private family burial at Memory Gardens, Concord, CA. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service to celebrate Dan’s life on Saturday, May 9 at 1 p.m. Golden Hills Community Church 2401 Shady Willow Lane, Brentwood, CA.
Arrangements under the direction of Kuehl-Nicolay Funeral Home, Paso Robles, CA.
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