HIGLEY, Howard

HIGLEY, Howard. (Dubuque, IA, June 11, 1922--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 16, 2018) Howard was the son Howard Woodruff and Margaret (Fosselman) Higley. He graduated from DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and then enlisted in the army during WORLD WAR II. He completed training for the signal corp at Northern State University, Aberdeen, S. D. He achieved the rank of sergeant while serving in the Army Signal Corps in both the European and Pacific theaters of war and completed his education with a Bachelor degree from the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE.

He married Joan K. Curtis HIGLEY on December 30, 1950. Howard and his brother John and their partner Ed Meyer owned HIGLEY MEYER ELECTRIC COMPANY.

Howard and Joan instilled a love of the outdoors and nature in their three children, Howard Roy, Mary Jo, and Jan. He and Joan enjoyed their cottage at Fentress Lake and took their children on numerous car trip adventures all over the United States and Canada. They also traveled with the Iowa Mountaineers and hiked locally with the Mississippi Trails Club. Howard, as a 53 year member, held the title for most lifelong hikes for several years. After their children were off to college, Howard and Joan traveled the world over with the Iowa Mountaineers, and attended numerous Elder Hostels. Howard traveled Europe, climbed Kilimanjaro in Africa, and Machu Picchu in Peru, toured Egypt and the Holy Land, Russia and even got to Cuba.

For many years he and Joan wintered in McAllen, Texas and helped across the border with Children's Haven International, where they sponsored a young girl, Nora Rios (Gonzalez) who is now married with children of her own and thought of Howard and Joan as beloved grandparents. Howard was always busy, trying new activities and was very artistic and creative; painting, sketching, sculpting and exploring modern art.

Howard was on the ground floor of helping organize the DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY and the Friends of the Mines of Spain. He was a member of the Board of Four Mounds, a volunteer with Friends of Carnegie Stout Library and active in the Rotary Club, Dubuque Businessmen's Association, and Dubuque Audubon Society. He was a longtime member, of Gracepoint Presbyterian church, (formerly, THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH).

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