Owen Soy Hung Loui, 103, passed away on August 3, 2014. He was born on May 6, 1911 in Honolulu, to Koon Chan and Leong Shee Loui, the sixth of nine children. He grew up in Nuuanu and Kaimuki, attended Lili’uokalani School, and graduated from Mckinley High School in 1929.  Foregoing college to help his family, he worked in bookkeeping and accounting for 19 years, gaining experience at Young, Lambert and Pierson, CPAs to become a Certified Public Accountant. In 1946, he enrolled in a CPA exam review course in New York, staying at the International House where he met his future wife, Marjorie Chan, a Columbia U graduate student from Sacramento, CA. He opened his own accounting firm, Owen Loui and Company, CPAs in 1948.  He was elected president of the Hawaii Society of CPAs in 1966-1967 and was an active supporter of small business in Hawaii, speaking to UH Business School accounting students.

He and Marjorie had 6 children and were married for 50 years.  He is survived by his children; Peter (Lorraine Ota), Jacqueline (Steve Spielman), Elizabeth (Russell Tom), Katherine (Neal Akamine), all of Honolulu, and Paul (Masanna) of California; grandchildren Christine, Sarah, Matthew, Tyler, and Madeline Loui, Elysse and Kaitlyn Tom, and sisters Mildred and Lucille Louis. He was preceded in death by wife Marjorie, son Timothy (Glenda Lee) of Sacramento, sisters Berthie, Rose, Helen, and Lillian Louis, and brothers James and Leighton Louis.

Mr. Loui was an avid sportsman, playing 2nd base on the Chinese Amateurs team in the highly popular Oahu Baseball League in his single years.  He also became a top-ranking tennis player, coaching mens tennis at the UH before and after World War II.  While in New York, he played in the 1946 Eastern Grasscourt Championships, losing in the 2nd round.  After starting his family, his baseball and tennis playing was limited to coaching his sons in the Kahala Little League and various tennis competitions.  Of all the sports, he loved the challenge of playing golf.  He started caddying at Waialae Golf Course when it opened in 1927, joined the Longwood Golf Club, and was a lifelong Ala Wai Golf Course regular.  He walked and carried his golf bag, and played daily well into his 90’s.  He frequented Kaimuki and Kapahulu libraries, and could often be seen working in his manicured and landscaped yard.   

A private graveside service was held at Diamond Head Memorial Park on November 1. Condolences and remembrances may be sent to 940 Noio Street,Honolulu, HI. 96816, or emailed to louio001@hawaii.rr.com or www.forevermissed.com.  Donations can be made in his memory to a favorite local charity.