▁wife ▁Ar le ta ▁for ▁ 4 7 ▁years . ▁ ▁Death ▁O w ens ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 0 ▁from ▁comp lications ▁due ▁to ▁Type ▁ 1 ▁di ab etes , ▁a ▁condition ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁first ▁diagn osed ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eight . ▁ ▁Vo ice ▁acting ▁O w ens ▁provided ▁the ▁voices ▁for : ▁The ▁title ▁character ▁of ▁Roger ▁Ram jet . ▁The ▁narr ator ▁for ▁the ▁cart oon ▁series ▁The ▁Per ils ▁of ▁Pen el ope ▁Pit stop . ▁The ▁Space ▁Ghost ▁for ▁the ▁original ▁Space ▁Ghost ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 6 8 ) ▁cart oon ▁series ▁( cred ited ▁as ▁Gary ▁O wen ) ▁and ▁on ▁Space ▁Stars ▁( 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 2 ). ▁He ▁later ▁repr ised ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁episode ▁of ▁Bat man : ▁The ▁Bra ve ▁and ▁the ▁B old ▁titled ▁" B old ▁Begin nings ! ". ▁The ▁announ cer ▁for ▁Gar field ▁and ▁Fri ends . ▁The ▁narr ator ▁of ▁Dr . ▁Ph ib es ▁R ises ▁Again . ▁The ▁narr ator ▁in ▁two ▁episodes ▁of ▁Din osa urs ▁Pow der ed ▁Toast ▁Man ▁of ▁The ▁Ren ▁& ▁Stim py ▁Show . ▁Captain ▁S qu ash ▁on ▁Bobby ' s ▁World . ▁The ▁title ▁character ▁of ▁Ins pect or ▁G ad get ▁in ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode . ▁Cart oon ▁characters ▁in ▁various ▁letter