Cincinnati Chief Health Officer Dr. O’dell Owens will be laid to rest next Friday, according to his family. Owens died suddenly on Wednesday, November 24. His funeral is scheduled for Friday, December 2. There will be a public visitation and revival from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by a memorial service. The service will be held at Bond Hill Corinthian Baptist Church. This longtime public servant is remembered by many as a pioneer and a community giant. He made a career in public service. Among the many important positions he has held over the years, he has been Hamilton County Coroner, Cincinnati State President, and Medical Director of the Cincinnati Department of Health. Owens was a pioneer in medicine. He established the University of Cincinnati’s in vitro fertilization program and achieved Cincinnati’s first successful conception and delivery, as well as the first pregnancy from a frozen embryo. Owens graduated from Woodward High School. Proving some of his professors wrong, he went to college, earned a master’s degree at Yale University, and completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Harvard Medical School. Hills that I was too poor and too stupid to go to college,” Owens told WLWT in 2021. “Nobody should put you in a box. No one should write you off. Owens for his commitment to helping the Cincinnati community. Owens also served as President and CEO of Interact for Health for more than four years before retiring. The organization released a statement on Owens’ passing on Wednesday afternoon. “Dr. Owens cared for our community from cradle to grave. He was a trailblazer, leader, friend, and mentor to many. During his four and a half years at Interact for Health, Dr. Owens worked to improve access to health care through school health centers, reduce smoking, fight the opioid epidemic, and improve health equity in the region.His contributions to the foundation were part of a long career working to improve health in Greater Cincinnati. He will be deeply missed and his legacy will continue to inspire work for years to come.” In August of last year, a mural of Dr. Owens was dedicated at the CET building in the West End.
Cincinnati Chief Health Officer Dr. O’dell Owens will be laid to rest next Friday, according to his family.
Owens died suddenly on Wednesday, November 24.
His funeral is scheduled for Friday, December 2, there will be a public visitation and revival from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by a memorial service.
The service will be held at Bond Hill Corinthian Baptist Church.
This longtime public servant is remembered by many as a pioneer and a community giant. He made a career in public service. Among the many important positions he has held over the years, he has been Hamilton County Coroner, Cincinnati State President, and Medical Director of the Cincinnati Department of Health.
Owens was a medical pioneer. He established the University of Cincinnati’s in vitro fertilization program and achieved Cincinnati’s first successful conception and delivery, as well as the first pregnancy from a frozen embryo.
Owens graduated from Woodward High School. Proving some of his professors wrong, he went on to graduate school, earning a master’s degree from Yale University, and completing a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Harvard Medical School.
“In ninth grade, a college counselor told me after I left Walnut Hills that I was too poor and too stupid to go to college,” Owens told WLWT in 2021. “Nobody should put you in a box. No, you should be removed.”
Tributes from community and city leaders poured in, praising Dr. Owens for his commitment to helping the Cincinnati community.
Owens also served as President and CEO of Interact for Health for more than four years before retiring.
The organization released a statement on Owens’ passing on Wednesday afternoon.
“Dr. Owens has cared for our community from cradle to grave. He was a pioneer, leader, friend and mentor to many. During his four and a half years at Interact for Health, Dr. Owens worked to improve access to health care through school health centers, reduce smoking, combat the epidemic of opioids and improve health equity in the region. His contributions to the foundation were part of a long career to improve health in Greater Cincinnati. He will be deeply missed and his legacy will continue to inspire work for years to come.”
In August last year, a mural by Dr Owens was dedicated to the CET building in the West End.
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