November 16, 1956 - April 21, 2011
George Newman Howell came into this world on November 16, 1956 in San Diego, California. He was the middle of three children Mary Elizabeth Gower bore to Everett Dale Howell. Although his father was a carpenter by trade, for the first few years of George’s life, his family was itinerate. When George was three, the family settled in Missouri, his father’s home state.
George grew up in Kansas City and Independence, Missouri. As a high school student, he went to two different schools pursuing his dream to be a football player. Although he didn’t finish high school, George was a life-long student and went on to get two GED’s and some college.
George had wanderlust in his young adult years and traveled about the U.S., after a brief stint in the Marine Corp. His sister would receive calls every couple of months or so from a different state, just to let her know he was okay. When he finally lit, it was in Alaska, where he lived nearly 20 years. During that time, he had a number of careers: deck hand on fishing boats, restaurant cook, his own janitorial service, and finally as a tax preparer for H&R Block. George moved to Portland, Oregon in the spring of 2003. At his passing, he was a tax consultant for Block, spending the “off season” increasing and strengthening his knowledge of taxes. All together, he was with H&R Block over 25 years, even partnering with his mother in a small franchise in Fairbanks, Alaska.
George is preceded in death by his father, his mother, and a younger brother. He leaves a sister, Wanda (and Martin) Pardue of Portland, Oregon and a brother Benjamin (and Terri) Wright of New Orleans, Louisiana. His niece, Amanda Aljebori, and great-nephew, Silence Ojasa Howell, live in Portland. He has other nieces and nephews in Oklahoma and Louisiana.
A memorial service will held at 3:00 pm, on Monday, May 9, 2011 in the Parkview Christian Retirement Community,
1825 NE 108th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97220.
Arrangements under the direction of Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes, Portland, OR.
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