James “Jim” Howard passed away on Nov. 2 at the age of 100. “Jim was a quiet leader of this community, leading by example and few words,” Eureka Mayor Frank Jager said in a press release. “When Jim spoke, others listened”. Howard, who operated a shoeshine stand in Eureka’s Old Town for 36 years, was an […]
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Centenarian, Rotarian, One of a Kind: Jim Howard Honored
Today, fellow Rotarians honored Jim Howard — the longest-serving member of Eureka’s Rotary Club, four-and-a-half term Eureka city councilmember, Old Town revitalizer and centenarian — for his service to the community. Howard operated Jim’s Shine Stand in Old Town Eureka from 1954 to 1990, having taken it over from his stepfather W.M. Turk, who opened […]