Owen Michael Mullin Owen M. "Ownie" Mullin, 86, was born February 18, 1918 in Indianapolis to Clarence and Mary Dixon Mullin. He attended St. Patrick Church and School. Ownie graduated from Manual High School in 1935 with a special award for scholarship. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941, serving in the European Theater, attaining the rank of Captain in the 87th Infantry Division. He was twice decorated with the Purple Heart and received the Bronze Star. After returning home to Indianapolis, he attended Butler University and graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 1950.
Ownie married Frances Wohlhieter in 1948 and together they had 6 children: Mary Theresa Wright, Michael Owen, Anne Carolyn DuFour, Patrick Kevin, Paul Michael and Vincent James. Michael Owen died in infancy.
His career in law widened into politics. While specializing in criminal law, he became influential in Democratic county politics, including becoming Chairman of the Democratic Party, Campaign Manager for John F. Kennedy's race for the presidential campaign and assisting with Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. He was a Democrat Delegate to Democratic National Convention and a one-time mayoral candidate. Ownie was always proud of his fighting Irish family heritage which included firefighters, police officers and civil servants. He was a perennial nominee for The Indianapolis Star's columnist Tom Keating's "Indianapolis Man of the Year" for his career achievements and many private acts of charity and kindness. Mullin was instrumental in establishing the mental health court system in Marion County and co-authored progressive Indiana mental health law. Ownie was a member of many organizations and received many recognitions in his lifetime, including, the Fraternal Order of Police, Sagamore of the Wabash, Honorary Secretary of State, Governor's Appointee to the Indiana Deaf School Board of Directors, Judge Pro-Tem Marion Superior and Municipal Courts, founding member of the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Athenaeum Turners, National Judicature Society, Indiana Trial Lawyers' Association, for which he was awarded a fifty-year membership certificate, National Council of Criminal Defense Attorneys, American Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Besides St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ownie attended St. Catherine and St. Matthew Church in Indianapolis, and St. Paul Church in Bloomington. He was blessed to have the faith and support of lifelong friends. He'll be greatly missed by family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ann Wohlhieter Mullin; son, Michael Owen Mullin; brothers, John and Thomas Mullin and sister Rosemary McGee. Survivors include his daughters, Mary Theresa (R. George) Wright and Anne Carolyn (Dewey J.) DuFour; sons, Patrick Kevin Mullin, Paul Michael (Ellen Jane) Mullin, and Vincent James Mullin; seven grandchildren and a brother, James Mullin.
Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 2004, in St. Patrick Catholic Church. Visitation from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2004, at Feeney - Hornak Keystone Mortuary (71st and Keystone). Friends may also call at the church on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Ownie married Frances Wohlhieter in 1948 and together they had 6 children: Mary Theresa Wright, Michael Owen, Anne Carolyn DuFour, Patrick Kevin, Paul Michael and Vincent James. Michael Owen died in infancy.
His career in law widened into politics. While specializing in criminal law, he became influential in Democratic county politics, including becoming Chairman of the Democratic Party, Campaign Manager for John F. Kennedy's race for the presidential campaign and assisting with Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. He was a Democrat Delegate to Democratic National Convention and a one-time mayoral candidate. Ownie was always proud of his fighting Irish family heritage which included firefighters, police officers and civil servants. He was a perennial nominee for The Indianapolis Star's columnist Tom Keating's "Indianapolis Man of the Year" for his career achievements and many private acts of charity and kindness. Mullin was instrumental in establishing the mental health court system in Marion County and co-authored progressive Indiana mental health law. Ownie was a member of many organizations and received many recognitions in his lifetime, including, the Fraternal Order of Police, Sagamore of the Wabash, Honorary Secretary of State, Governor's Appointee to the Indiana Deaf School Board of Directors, Judge Pro-Tem Marion Superior and Municipal Courts, founding member of the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Athenaeum Turners, National Judicature Society, Indiana Trial Lawyers' Association, for which he was awarded a fifty-year membership certificate, National Council of Criminal Defense Attorneys, American Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Besides St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ownie attended St. Catherine and St. Matthew Church in Indianapolis, and St. Paul Church in Bloomington. He was blessed to have the faith and support of lifelong friends. He'll be greatly missed by family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ann Wohlhieter Mullin; son, Michael Owen Mullin; brothers, John and Thomas Mullin and sister Rosemary McGee. Survivors include his daughters, Mary Theresa (R. George) Wright and Anne Carolyn (Dewey J.) DuFour; sons, Patrick Kevin Mullin, Paul Michael (Ellen Jane) Mullin, and Vincent James Mullin; seven grandchildren and a brother, James Mullin.
Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 2004, in St. Patrick Catholic Church. Visitation from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2004, at Feeney - Hornak Keystone Mortuary (71st and Keystone). Friends may also call at the church on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Owen Michael Mullin Owen M. "Ownie" Mullin, 86, was born February 18, 1918 in Indianapolis to Clarence and Mary Dixon Mullin. He attended St. Patrick Church and School. Ownie graduated from Manual High School in 1935 with a special award for scholarship. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941, serving in the European Theater, attaining the rank of Captain in the 87th Infantry Division. He was twice decorated with the Purple Heart and received the Bronze Star. After returning home to Indianapolis, he attended Butler University and graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 1950.
Ownie married Frances Wohlhieter in 1948 and together they had 6 children: Mary Theresa Wright, Michael Owen, Anne Carolyn DuFour, Patrick Kevin, Paul Michael and Vincent James. Michael Owen died in infancy.
His career in law widened into politics. While specializing in criminal law, he became influential in Democratic county politics, including becoming Chairman of the Democratic Party, Campaign Manager for John F. Kennedy's race for the presidential campaign and assisting with Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. He was a Democrat Delegate to Democratic National Convention and a one-time mayoral candidate. Ownie was always proud of his fighting Irish family heritage which included firefighters, police officers and civil servants. He was a perennial nominee for The Indianapolis Star's columnist Tom Keating's "Indianapolis Man of the Year" for his career achievements and many private acts of charity and kindness. Mullin was instrumental in establishing the mental health court system in Marion County and co-authored progressive Indiana mental health law. Ownie was a member of many organizations and received many recognitions in his lifetime, including, the Fraternal Order of Police, Sagamore of the Wabash, Honorary Secretary of State, Governor's Appointee to the Indiana Deaf School Board of Directors, Judge Pro-Tem Marion Superior and Municipal Courts, founding member of the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Athenaeum Turners, National Judicature Society, Indiana Trial Lawyers' Association, for which he was awarded a fifty-year membership certificate, National Council of Criminal Defense Attorneys, American Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Besides St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ownie attended St. Catherine and St. Matthew Church in Indianapolis, and St. Paul Church in Bloomington. He was blessed to have the faith and support of lifelong friends. He'll be greatly missed by family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ann Wohlhieter Mullin; son, Michael Owen Mullin; brothers, John and Thomas Mullin and sister Rosemary McGee. Survivors include his daughters, Mary Theresa (R. George) Wright and Anne Carolyn (Dewey J.) DuFour; sons, Patrick Kevin Mullin, Paul Michael (Ellen Jane) Mullin, and Vincent James Mullin; seven grandchildren and a brother, James Mullin.
Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 2004, in St. Patrick Catholic Church. Visitation from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2004, at Feeney - Hornak Keystone Mortuary (71st and Keystone). Friends may also call at the church on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Ownie married Frances Wohlhieter in 1948 and together they had 6 children: Mary Theresa Wright, Michael Owen, Anne Carolyn DuFour, Patrick Kevin, Paul Michael and Vincent James. Michael Owen died in infancy.
His career in law widened into politics. While specializing in criminal law, he became influential in Democratic county politics, including becoming Chairman of the Democratic Party, Campaign Manager for John F. Kennedy's race for the presidential campaign and assisting with Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. He was a Democrat Delegate to Democratic National Convention and a one-time mayoral candidate. Ownie was always proud of his fighting Irish family heritage which included firefighters, police officers and civil servants. He was a perennial nominee for The Indianapolis Star's columnist Tom Keating's "Indianapolis Man of the Year" for his career achievements and many private acts of charity and kindness. Mullin was instrumental in establishing the mental health court system in Marion County and co-authored progressive Indiana mental health law. Ownie was a member of many organizations and received many recognitions in his lifetime, including, the Fraternal Order of Police, Sagamore of the Wabash, Honorary Secretary of State, Governor's Appointee to the Indiana Deaf School Board of Directors, Judge Pro-Tem Marion Superior and Municipal Courts, founding member of the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Athenaeum Turners, National Judicature Society, Indiana Trial Lawyers' Association, for which he was awarded a fifty-year membership certificate, National Council of Criminal Defense Attorneys, American Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Besides St. Patrick Catholic Church, Ownie attended St. Catherine and St. Matthew Church in Indianapolis, and St. Paul Church in Bloomington. He was blessed to have the faith and support of lifelong friends. He'll be greatly missed by family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Ann Wohlhieter Mullin; son, Michael Owen Mullin; brothers, John and Thomas Mullin and sister Rosemary McGee. Survivors include his daughters, Mary Theresa (R. George) Wright and Anne Carolyn (Dewey J.) DuFour; sons, Patrick Kevin Mullin, Paul Michael (Ellen Jane) Mullin, and Vincent James Mullin; seven grandchildren and a brother, James Mullin.
Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Monday, March 8, 2004, in St. Patrick Catholic Church. Visitation from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2004, at Feeney - Hornak Keystone Mortuary (71st and Keystone). Friends may also call at the church on Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Patrick Catholic Church.
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