Howard Geer Hudson

Howard was born June 9, 1937, in Hartford, CT to Sybil Brewer and Fred Lenox Hudson of Windsor, CT.

He is survived by his wife, Harriet Corvo and his two daughters Elizabeth Geer Hudson and Amy Hudson Kane as well as his three grandchildren, Alexander Lydecker, Thira Lydecker & Lillian Strife.

Howard grew up in Syracuse and Fayetteville, NY. He attended the Loomis School in Windsor, CT where he played both varsity football & baseball. He also received the Evelyn Longman Batchelder Art Prize upon graduation in 1955.

He then attended Princeton University, where he majored in Sociology & Economics, graduating Cum Laude in 1959. He was a member of the Cannon Club and played varsity football. While at Princeton he met Professor Joe Brown who became his mentor, first in boxing and then in sculpting, a pursuit he followed avidly the rest of his life. His body of work, modeled in clay and cast in bronze, can be seen on his website; www.hghsculpture.com

After serving as a medical technician and ambulance driver and service in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, he moved to New York City.

There he met Harriet Corvo and they married two years later in Farmington, CT.

He worked 20 years at Morgan Guarantee Trust Company where he became head of fixed income in the Trust and Investment Division. Following seven ensuing years as a partner & portfolio manager with BEA Associates, he established his own firm which was eventually bought and merged into the investment banking partnership of former Solomon Brothers veterans, Voute, Coates, Stuart & O’Grady. He subsequently joined the insurance holding company, AMEV, which became Fortis, Inc., then Assurant, where he headed the fixed income management group, overseeing both general account and mutual fund bond investments. He retired in 2000 and became a fulltime sculptor.

Howard and his cherished wife, Harriet lived most of their married life in Waccabuc, NY where they raised their daughters. He became a member of Waccabuc Country Club where he served on the board of governors as Greens Chairman and then as club president.

In addition to Waccabuc, he was also a member at Ekwanok Country Club in Manchester, VT, Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, FL and the Lost Tree Club in North Palm Beach, FL where he and Harriet lived for 30 years.

Howard was beloved by all who knew him. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was always quick to make you laugh. He was a magnificent husband, an outstanding father and a true friend. He will be greatly missed by his friends and family.

His favorite charity was Tunnel to Towers Foundation (www.t2t.org)

A celebration of his life will be held at a later date.