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He was hired as a reporter in 1983 and started writing columns in 1988
Community leaders, others remembered him as fair, accessible, insightful and kind
For 32 years, Pat Howard wrote opinion columns for the Erie Times-News that left readers smiling, burning in anger or nodding their heads in agreement.
Mostly, Howard just wanted to give readers something to think about.
And mostly, Howard wanted to see his beloved Erie, the only place he ever called home, succeed and live up to its potential.
Howard, who retired from the Erie Times-News on Dec. 1, died on Monday, leaving behind an archive of commentary on Erie and a voice that, though it has gone silent, will be remembered for years to come for its insight, intelligence and grace.
How Wendell King Found His Frequency in Erie African American radio engineer met and obliterated the color line by Jonathan Burdick
Union College
It was June of 1917 and the United States was at war. The first American infantry troops had arrived in Europe that month and stateside manufacturers were working around the clock to keep up with wartime demand. In Schenectady, N.Y., the sprawling General Electric plant, which employed 20,000 workers, hired a few dozen students from nearby Union College for the summer. This included Wendell Wilford King, a brilliant 20-year-old North Troy local who had just finished his freshman year studying electrical engineering. Instead of having him work in the yard like most college hires, he was put on a drill press.