Kimball Westney Howes

1927 - 2016  (89 years)

• Name	Kimball Westney Howes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt 1927	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Birth	Abt 1927	Massachusetts, USA   [6, 7]
  Born	18 May 1927	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Apr 1930	82 North Maple Street, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	82 North Maple Street, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Education	Between 1945 and 1948	Kings Point, Nassau, New York, USA   [1]
  	BS - Marine Transportation, US Merchant Marine Academy
  Education	Between 1949 and 1953  [1]
  	Mechanical engineering, University of Vermont
  Name	Kimball Howes  [7, 8]
  Name	Kimball W Howes  [6, 9]
  Residence	Abt Feb 1956	Park Street, Florence, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
  Died	27 Jun 2016	Greenfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 4]
  	Age: 89y
  Buried	Jul 2016	Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Notes	Obituary from the Greenfield Recorder July 5, 2016 FLORENCE - Kimball Westney Howes, a lifelong Florence resident, 89 years young, prominent civic leader and historian passed away peacefully on Monday, June 27th in Greenfield. "Kim" was born in Northampton on May 18th, 1927 to the late Wallace Addison and Florence Westney Howes. As a youth Kimball was active as in the Boy Scouts. He was resourceful holding his first jobs as a paperboy for the Daily Hampshire Gazette and setting up pins at a local Bowling alley in Florence where the Fire station now stands on Maple Street. He graduated from the Northampton High School in 1944 and received appointment to the United States Marine Academy, Kings Point in May of 1945. He completed his sea duty in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific theaters before graduating in 1948 with a BS in Marine transportation. He worked for Isthmian S.S. Co. as an Engineering Officer on around the world trip vessels, and was an active member of the U.S.N. reserve. After returning home, Kimball attended the University of Vermont in 1949 where he majored in mechanical engineering with a minor in Engineering Management. He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, made the Dean's list, was President of the Fraternity Council and Boulder Men's Honorary Society. He met his beautiful wife Ann Fletcher Howes from West Hartford, Ct. on a blind date ski trip. They were married on January 28, 1956 and the story of the love for his wife and family began. Kimball and Ann settled in his beloved Florence on Park Street in the house where Sojourner Truth, a famous anti-slavery and woman's rights lecturer had lived. Ann has a MSW and practiced social work and Reiki Psychotherapy. They raised their three wonderful children who each shared Kimball's qualities and interests. Kimball began his career in Engineering, in 1953 when he joined the Monsanto Company in Springfield, Massachusetts where he held a variety of management positions. His responsibilities as facilities manager for all phases of a major polymer production plant included labor, financial and external relationships. Significant time was spent in the field of management development and technical recruiting. Previous to his retirement from the Monsanto Company he was active with the Employers Association of Western Mass. for over 20 years as an instructor in their Institute of Management Development. Kimball was also a principle in their Management Development Services providing customized training for a variety of area employers. He also consulted with the Behavioral Science Technology Company of Ojai, California involving consulting with major corporations throughout the United States involving the reduction of injuries in the workplace. Eventually a relationship evolved with the Douglas Peterson & Associates of Greenfield Ma., a consulting firm active in the field of forensic engineering. This caused Kimball to create a consulting entity titled "Pioneer Associates" to work in Partnership with Douglas Peterson. Most of the work was related to the investigation of technical or legal aspects of losses or failures. Kimball's extreme devotion to the city of Northampton was exemplified by all of the committees and activities he participated in. He had a very long relationship with the Florence Savings Bank. He served on the Board of Trustees overseeing a time of extensive growth for the bank. Kim served as Vice President of the Trustees and continued as an Incorporator for the remainder of his life. He was a life member and was dedicated to the Hampshire Masonic Lodge. He served on the Northampton Water Board, the Fire Station Building Committee and the Lilly Library preservation committee. He was President of the Kiwanis club, a Red Cross Emergency Care Instructor, a Director for the Board of the Hampshire Regional YMCA, served on Northampton's 350th Celebration Executive Committee, the Child's Park Board of Directors, National Ski Patrol Board, Edwards Church Stewardship and endowment committee. He had a strong interest in historical preservation serving on the Northampton Historical Commission, Academy of Music restoration Project. His most astounding accomplishment in historical preservation was his efforts on the Ashfield Historical Society Board of Directors to work to bring together the largest collection of glass plate negatives from photographs taken in the mid 1800's by his relatives the Howes Brothers. He provided a great many lectures on that topic. He was a longtime member of the Board of the Hampshire Community United Way, serving as Director and receiving the Outstanding Volunteer award, ultimately having the Howes Volunteer center named in his honor. He was a member of the Board of the Association for Community Living and the Shriners Hospitals for Children , the Melha Shrine Temple and the Royal Order of Jesters. Closest to his heart was serving as Santa Claus for the Salvation Army each year and performing in the Follies to raise money for the Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He has received numerous honors and recognitions including being a recipient of the William Pynchon Award and the Norman H. Drouin award, the United Way's highest distinguished service award and even had a category for the Paragon Awards named for him. In his free time he enjoyed skiing and was an active member of the Ski Patrol. He enjoyed spending many a weekend with his family at his cottage in CT. Kim leaves his devoted and loving wife of 60 years, Ann Fletcher Howes. Kimball was the father of three loving children: his son Kimball Westney Howes II (deceased) shared his love of fishing and hunting. This is carried on by his grandson Kimball Westney Howes III. Paul Howes who is married to Beth Pride Howes resides in Shelburne Falls Ma. and has followed in his ski tracks as an active ski patroller at Berkshire East. His daughter, Florence Elizabeth Howes of South Deerfield Ma. shares Kimball's love of people while his granddaughter, Kimberlyn Semb embodies his spirit of kindness and giving. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/recorder/obituary.aspx?n=kimball-westney-howes&pid=180548066&fhid=15489&eid=sp_ommatch#sthash.cVPFtGuG.dpuf
  Person ID	I111858	ONS
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Wallace Addison Howes,   b. 1 Mar 1895, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 1964, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Florence Ethel Westney,   b. 3 Jul 1894, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Jul 1940, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1918	Congregational Church, Florence, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [10]
  Married	17 Aug 1918	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F33544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Roberts Fletcher,   b. 5 Sep 1934, West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 12 Apr 2020, Buckley Health Care Center, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1956	West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [2, 8]
  Married	28 Jan 1956
  Children	+ 1. Kimball Westney Howes, Jr,   b. 21 Nov 1958, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1 May 2005, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA  (Age 46 years)   2. Paul Richard Howes,   b. 26 May 1960, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 22 Apr 2020, State Street, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 59 years) + 3. Living
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2024
  Family ID	F33545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1927 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Birth - Abt 1927 - Massachusetts, USA Born - 18 May 1927 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Married - 28 Jan 1956 - West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Buried - Jul 2016 - Spring Grove Cemetery, Florence, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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