Nathaniel S. HOWE

HOWE, Nathaniel S. Nathaniel Sawyer (Bud) Howe, 87, passed away on Sunday (January 16, 2011). While born and raised in New Britain, CT, he spent most his life in Farmington, CT. He graduated from Pomfret School and Yale University (1944). He served as a photo topographer in World War II in the South Pacific and in Japan. Upon returning to the States, he became an administrative trainee at the New Britain Machine company and then received an award for a one year fellowship at the Sloan School of Management at MIT; he received his Masters of Science, returned to New Britain Machine, eventually becoming its president. Following its acquisition by Litton Industries, he became Senior Vice President of Litton's Machine Tool Group. In 1984, he established QUAMCO Inc with the purchase of six machine tool companies from Litton. Keenly interested in the machine tool industry, he served as a board member and as chairman of the National Machine Tool Builders Association. Mr. Howe was deeply committed to helping those in the immediate Hartford community. His involvement ranged from supporting the arts to health care to initiating career programs. In the arts, he not only pursued oil portraiture as a hobby and enjoyed classical music, but also served on the board of the Hillstead Museum and as a consultant for the Hartford Conservatory of Music. His health care concerns led him to serve on the boards of the New Britain and Hartford Hospitals, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of CT and the Hartford Physician Hospital Organization. Lastly, he became interested in the STRIVE program which helps the less fortunate members of society become employable. His work for the Hartford area was featured on the CBS show, 60 Minutes. He spent his summer vacations with his family in Little Compton, Rhode Island where he enjoyed sailing, tennis, fishing and walking. He and his brother, Ted Howe, won the New Britain tennis doubles championships in the early 50's. He was predeceased by his loving wife of sixty years, Alison Gilman Howe and by his brother Ted Howe. He is survived by his four children, Susan Howe of Falmouth,ME; Edith Howe and her husband Ralph Hill of Amherst, MA; Nathaniel(Ty) Howe Jr. and his wife Abby of Dover, MA; and Robin Howe of Signal Mountain, TN. He leaves eleven grandchildren: Caleb Howe, Oliver Townsend, Sam Howe, Rebecca Russell, Ben Howe, Skylar Townsend, Seth Russell, Toby Howe, Ruthie Townsend, Jordan Hill and Nicole Hill. A memorial service will be held on First Church of Christ, Congregational, 75 Main St, Farmington, CT on Saturday, (April 9th) at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Alison and Nathaniel Howe fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 10 Columbus Blvd, Hartford, CT 06106. On line donations may be directed to the Alison and Nathaniel Howe fund: www. hfpg.org/donate. The arrangements are being handled by The Ahern Funeral Homes Inc.