Tracy Owen was the senior vice president of labor relations at Paramount Pictures and Paramount Television Studios. She died in Los Angeles on October 1 after having a stroke. She had been alive for 43 years.

Nicole Lang, Executive VP of Industrial Relations and Production Safety at Paramount, said in a statement, “Since first joining our team over 10 years ago, Tracy has been a bright light who touched the lives of all who had the privilege of working beside her. I knew that Tracy was an exceptional person from the very beginning, and her countless contributions and the trust and adoration she earned from all who knew her confirmed that. She was an unwavering source of leadership, wisdom and mentorship to our team and the industry and will be sorely missed. We will continue to hold Tracy and her loved ones in our hearts.”

Tracy Elizabeth Owen got her bachelor’s degree at Colorado State University in 2001. She then went to the University of Texas at Austin and got her law degree in 2005. After that, she was an associate at Hodel Briggs Winter from 2008 to 2010, Latham & Watkins from 2005 to 2008, and Mitchell Silberberg & Krupp from 2010 to 2013.

In 2013, she started working at Paramount as a senior attorney in the law department for employee relations. In October 2016, she was promoted to VP of workplace relations and senior VP.