This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HOWARD, GABBARD Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Wd.2ADI/111 Message Board Post: Norman Howard Norman Gene Howard died unexpectedly Jan. 10, 2001, in Sacramento. Born in Honolulu on Jan. 27, 1965, to Ronald and Donna Howard, he was 35. He was a resident of Yolo County for 25 years, having moved here with his family when he was 10. He attended Whitehead Elementary and Lee Junior High School. He graduated from Woodland High School in 1983. While in high school, he was a member of the wrestling team. He was interested in karate and had achieved his brown belt. He served in the U.S. Navy from June 1988 to November 1999. He was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by his parents, Ron and Donna Howard of Woodland. He is also survived by his daughter, Casey Renee Gabbard of Seattle; brothers, Michael Howard of Woodland; Tim Howard and wife Tracy of Missoula, Mont.; Brian Howard and wife Stacy of Wiley, Tex.; Ron Howard and wife Eunice of Sacramento and paternal grandmother Ethel Howard of Antioch. He is also survived by 13 nieces and nephews and many other friends and family members. Visitation will be at McNary's Chapel from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Monday with a funeral service following at 11 a.m. Memorials may be directed to the Woodland Wayfarers Center, 201 Fourth St., Woodland, CA 95695. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with the arrangements. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Jan. 14, 2001, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)