Owen Francis Langan

thumb Owen Francis Langan (1884-1963) was an athlete and was a partner in the Vitagraph Studios in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was set to participate in the 1908 Summer Olympics in track and field, when he was injured in a trolley accident. He later became a construction contractor working in Jersey City and Boston, Massachusetts. He later joined the Federal Housing Administration in Newark, New Jersey. Quotes about "He was always in a hurry — even to die, … Despite his age (80), he was only sick a half an hour when he died of a heart attack. … I heard my father had to teach Mr. Kiviat, who was Jewish, the Hail Mary in order to place him on the team for Knights of Columbus meets, but the story may be apocryphal". Owen F. Langan Was Speedy in Life and Death https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/File:Owen_Francis_Langan_(1884-1963)_obituary_in_the_Jersey_Journal_on_July_29,_1963.png 1963 John Langan, speaking about his father Category:1884 births Category:1963 deaths