Aloha all

Many people have asked this question over the last 2 months, and this is a blog that has been kind of hard to write!

Back in July I received a call from my mother - dad has had a bad fall and broke his hip. Don't ask me why - but my gut told me this was it - somehow you just know these things. So he went in for a routine operation, actually came out of it OK, walked a few feet the next day, but on day 2, he fell into a ??? I don't know, it wasn't a code, but he had to be put on life support. Mom actually called me when they were hooking everything up. My big question - was why - why are we hooking all this up? I asked her to stop. She actually took it pretty good, but told me to call my brothers and get their blessings also. We all agreed and made the decision to remove everything - now my dad - was a great man - but his health had failed him in the last 8 years - he was only 74, but had the body of a 90 year old man. So it wasn't a real difficult decision to make (a hard one to actually carry thru though)

Without dragging this out to far - I jumped on a plane back to my home town (Las Vegas) and we pulled the life support - he sat up - starting pulling all the tubes - and said get me the F*** out of here - much to our amazement and excitement - he wanted to go home. By no means was he ready to go home - but he was determined - get me the F*** out of here, me being the oldest son - I understood and gave in. ( a few hours later I was panic stricken at the life sentence I had just committed my mother to - heck I would be gone in a couple of weeks - and she would have to care for him, a month? a year? 5 years ? ???) . We had Hospice set hm up in the living room, in front of his new flat screen TV, remote control in hand. He was set!

The day after he came home - all of his friends showed up - an imprompt to party - it was his 74th birthday. He made sure that everybody had a drink in there hand, we all had fun, it was a great day.

The next day his health decreased dramatically - we all realized he just needed to get out of that hospital, and come home to die,  Needless to say - he passed away in 8 days.

God - when its my time to go - let me have that one last HOORAY !

He had lots of different careers, but his fondest memories were the 18 years he spent at the Silver Slipper Casino on Las Vegas Blvd - in fact he was one of the closing managers - they day the shut down - funny - I remember him telling me, they all walked outside, closed the doors behind them and looked at each other - who's got the keys - in the 18 years he had been there - the doors had never been closed? They had to go to the hardware store and buy a bunch of chain - and chain the casino doors together :)

So here we are 2 months later - thank goodness for my career choice (and my brother Rick Owens, sister in-law, Tammy Owens - they own a Re-Max office in Illinois) We were able to spend a month with my mother, and help her get things back in order.

I love my dad, Donald E. Owens (Don), he was a great, man, had a great life, a great family, and I am going to miss him. He is the reason, I am who I am! Its just part of life's cycles, and I am OK with it - life goes on.

Now, more than ever it is time for me to be that man - to my wife, and 8 year old son - the last few weeks have been camping, swimming, motorcycle riding, horse back riding, and just celebrating life!

SO - I AM BACK - FULL SPEED AHEAD - AND MANY BLOGS TO COME,  Its time to get you all updated on the current market conditions - keep an eye out for updates

Aloha, and have a great day

Lance Owens (RS)

(808) 936-8383

Lance@KonaHomeTeam.com

www.KonaHomeTeam.com

Aloha Kona Realty Inc.

78-6740 Alii Drive

Dad - this one was for you.

Donald Owens in his prime