Clarence Robert Howard, 82, of Rescue, California, passed away on August 31, 2017. Clarence was born on July 27, 1935, in Missouri, but mostly grew up in Fair Oaks, California, on his parents’ farm, Cripple Creek Dairy on Greenback Lane. He graduated from San Juan High School, Citrus Heights, in 1953.
He met the love of his life, Jennelle Painter, in 1959. They married in Sacramento on May 1, 1960.
Clarence worked as a specialized machinist at Aerojet in Rancho Cordova in the 1960s during the peak of the space race for the moon. He later worked as a machinist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In 1972 he joined the staff at Sierra College in Rocklin where he worked for the next 22 years, first as a technician in the theater department, and later as a technician in the woodshop department. He enjoyed working with both the students and instructors.
He retired from Sierra College in 1994 to pursue his passion of fine woodworking, making many detailed wooden pieces for his friends and family, including intricately detailed miniature replicas, household objects and custom furniture. Clarence and Jennelle also enjoyed attending local live-theater performances, including the Music Circus, as well as traveling to visit friends and family.
He is survived by his loving wife Jennelle Howard, his son Brad Howard, his daughter Lisa Howard, and his son-in-law Gavin Canaan. Clarence is also survived by sister Jennie Steinke and brother-in-law Leonard Steinke, sister Mary Ann Schrader and brother-in-law Larry Schrader, brother Mike Howard and sister-in-law Diana Gomez Neves Howard, sister Lynda Howard Westbrook, sister-in-law Janet Davis, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends and family are invited to a celebration of his life at the family home in Rescue, California, on September 9 at 3pm.
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