OBITUARIES<br>Ren Owen, Sloan Valve Co.<br>Herbert Lindahl, State Industries
Owen began working at Sloan in 1965 at the age of 19 as a castings inspector at the company's foundry. After serving his country, Ren returned to Sloan's order department and was named manager in 1976.
In 1982 he was promoted to plumbing parts sales manager, and served in regional and national sales manager positions over the next two decades, until 2003 when he was named to his current position.