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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE and CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALLAN HOWE
WHEREAS, Allan Howe, a religious leader and peace activist, died at the age of 77 in his home in Evanston, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Allan was born in 1942 to Paul and Dorothy (Powell) Howe. He grew up in Arcadia, California where he was an accomplished student. He was president of his Methodist Church's young adult fellowship, graduated 5th in his class from Arcadia High School in 1959, and attended Stanford University where he participated in the Wesleyan Foundation and graduated phi beta kappa in 1963; and
WHEREAS, from an early age, Allan was committed to social justice and peace. He did two years of volunteer service as an alternative to military service, helping youth on the West Side of Chicago. He was active in the civil rights movement and community organizing, such as taking youth to hear Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.; and helping the oppressed register to vote in Mississippi and on the near west side of Chicago. He met and worked with many young Christians at the West Side Christian Parish; and
WHEREAS, Allan married Jeanne Casner on December 25, 1965. They moved to Elkhart, Indiana in 1966 where he attended the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. After graduating with a Masters Degree in 1969, they moved to Evanston, Illinois to begin a Doctoral program at Northwestern University's Garrett Theological Seminary. He completed his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies in 1978.; and
WHEREAS, upon moving to Evanston, Allan and his wife joined Reba Place Fellowship. He provided leadership and aid to others in many capacities: as leader of the Toad Hall household in the early 1970's; as a social worker at Travelers and Immigrants Aid in Union Station, Chicago from 1972 to 1976; as a founding director of the North Suburban Peace Initiative, which led the peace movement and Nuclear Freeze campaign on the North Shore from 1978 to 1988; working for the Il...
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