[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E750]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN JACK B. HOWEY

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                         HON. MICHAEL A. ARCURI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2008

  Mr. ARCURI. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Captain 
Jack B. Howey, a member of my Veterans Advisory Committee who passed 
away on April 14, 2008.
  Captain Howey had 9 years of enlisted service and 18 years of 
commissioned service in the Active Duty Army, the Army Reserve and the 
New York Army National Guard. A veteran of the Korean War, he served as 
an advisor to the South Korean Army. He retired in 1974 from the 204th 
Engineer Battalion of the New York Army National Guard.
  As the Director of the Tioga County Veterans Service Agency and as a 
member of my Veterans Advisory Committee, he worked diligently to 
ensure that fellow veterans were getting all the benefits that they 
deserved in the quickest way possible. He particularly focused on 
ensuring that veterans had adequate transportation so that they could 
get to hospitals and outpatient clinics for medical treatment. He also 
shared his hard work with others by writing articles in the Owego 
Pennysaver to alert veterans of any news that might be of use to them.
  Captain Howey was born on October 24, 1928 in Oneonta, New York, to 
the late Morris and Eva Burrell Howey. He leaves behind his wife, 
Audrey; sister, Maureen; son, Clark; stepdaughters Tammy and Ellen; and 
stepsons Mark, Tom and Henry. He is also survived by his grandchildren: 
Maria, Randi, Chance, Andrew, Amanda and Justin, and great-
grandchildren: Christian, Justin and Shea.
  He was involved in many organizations, including serving as past 
commander and life-long member of the Owego Veterans of Foreign Wars 
Post No. 1371 and as a member of the American Legion, Quiet Birdmen, 
Binghamton Hanger and Harris Hill Soaring Corporation. In addition to 
his work for veterans, Captain Howey was also an avid pilot who worked 
as a pilot instructor and examiner.
  His exceptional dedication to veterans, as well as his own faithful 
service to his country and community, is to be commended. I express my 
deepest sympathies to Captain Howey's family, and the entire Tioga 
County community, for their loss.

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