News In Memoriam Charles Lynn Titus | Charles Lynn Titus |
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“Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.” Matthew 25:13
60-year-old Omaha native, Las Vegas attorney and published author, Charles L. Titus, went missing Monday while scuba diving off the coast of the Cayman Islands. Titus and his wife, Rose, were in the Cayman Islands celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary and conducting research for his second novel. They were diving among a group of five experienced divers and two dive guides at Eagle Ray Pass, North Wall just outside the Main Channel when he disappeared as the group ascended toward the surface. A search operation commenced involving private dive boats, Department of Environment boats, the joint Customs, Immigration and Police Marine Unit. The rescue and recovery effort was exhausted. Titus was born on October 29, 1948 and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Creighton Prep in 1966, Creighton University in 1969 and Creighton University School of Law in 1972. He was a prominent trial attorney in Omaha until he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994 to open ATI Title., an affiliate of Wells Fargo Bank group. Charlie later became a lead litigator at Santoro, Driggs, Walch, Kearney, Holley & Thompson, and he conducted a variety of bench and jury trials in Las Vegas. He recently published his first novel “Vegas Diary: A Dish Served Cold.” Charlie was currently researching his second novel which was to be set in Savannah, Georgia with ties to Savannah, Grand Cayman. While Charlie’s accomplishments as a lawyer and mentor were themselves exceptional, it is how Charlie lived life outside the office that made him virtually everyone’s friend. Charlie was an accomplished musician and had played keyboards in a rock band, “The Intruders” which held a reunion last year. He also was an avid golfer, scuba diver and snow skied regularly in the winter time with his wife, Rose, and friends at their cabin in Southern Utah.. Somehow in his spare hours, Charlie also earned a black belt in karate, showing how accomplished Charlie was in so many fields of endeavor. Charlie immediately brought good cheer to any group privileged to have him. He always had a story to tell, and whether it was a tall tale never mattered, he was always entertaining. Charlie was truly a remarkable husband, father, grandfather, attorney, colleague and friend. You might say that he truly was a renaissance man in every sense of the term. Charlie is preceded in death by his parents William and Luella Titus and brother William (all of Omaha). He is survived by wife, Rose (Las Vegas); daughter and son-in-law, Brittany and Matt Benson (Olathe, KS); son and daughter-in-law, Ben and Kelly Titus (Omaha); grandchildren, Sam and Katie Benson and Grace, Ruby and Edie Titus; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dr. Steve and Debbie Titus and Dr. John and Mary Titus (all of Omaha); sister and brother-in-law, Jeannie and Dr. Gerry Nelson (Highlands Ranch, CO); many nieces, nephews, family and friends. A memorial for family and friends will be held on Saturday, October 3rd at Erin Court 4714 N. 120th Street in Omaha, Nebraska 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. An additional memorial will be held on October 24, 2009 in Las Vegas at the Titus’ residence starting at 6:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made one of the following entities: Heaven Can Wait Animal Society Ronald McDonald House |
Charles Lynn Titus