Tim Owens Dies Suddenly

[bphgravity]

Timothy S. Owens, 59, died suddenly on Saturday, December 13. He had been taken to the hospital by emergency personnel on Wednesday and had suffered a massive stroke Friday night, slipping into a coma.

Tim was a member of IAEI North California Chapter and IAEI Southwestern Section representative to IAEI International Board of Directors. He was employed as building inspector of the city of Santa Clara, California.

Our sympathy goes out to his wife, Ellen, and his children.

As other information becomes available, we will revise this posting.

 

[wbalsam1]

He certainly served his industry well over the years being so active in IAEI. Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Rockyd]

Sorry for his premature demise. 59 is way too young. Condolences for his family.

 

[wbalsam1]

In addition to all the above, Tim also served on CMP 4 as an alternate to J.L. Owings for the 2002 NEC and CMP 18 for the 2005 and 18 & 20 for 2008 cycles.

 

[bphgravity]

From the IAEI website instructors page:

Timothy S. Owens is the senior electrical inspector for the city of San Diego, California. He also is an active instructor for IAEI. He has over 20 years of experience in electrical code enforcement both as an inspector and a supervisor. Currently he represents IAEI as the principal member of CMP-18. Tim is president of the California Electrical Inspectors and vice president of the Southwestern Section.

 

[rexowner]

Loss of a great inspector

Loss of a great inspector

I am currently working on a development in Santa Clara.

There were some things were that were problematic in the
plans, so I went and asked Tim about them.

I had some ideas that would have solved the problem, but
Tim had a better idea that was easier, simpler, and
resulted in a better installation. His answer was
not "yes or no", but "That's fine, but here's a better way
that you might want to think about, and here's why."
I wasn't expecting the meeting to be
this helpful, but I walked away from our meeting
feeling happy and better informed.

There was recently a thread, maybe titled "Good Inspector?",
discussing what makes an inspector outstanding.
When I heard the news about Tim last week, it jogged
my memory about this thread, and he seemed like
the perfect example for such an inspector. Tim was
positive to deal with, educational, and the way he
dealt with "problems" left everyone (owners, City
and electricians) involved better off.

His passing is truly a great loss.