HOWARD CARD

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HOWARD CARD Peacefully, on Thursday, September 21, 2006, with family by his side, Howard passed away at the Victoria Hospital, at the age of 59 years. With the aid of his doctors, Howie thumbed his nose at cancer for more than seven years. Then when the time came, he embraced death with the same vigour that he embraced life. Howie worked hard and played hard. He hated moderation. He lived life at the max. Near the end, he summed up his view of his life. I've lived three of the four score years that most live, and I've lived the best three. One of his favourite sayings was: If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing to excess . Howard was predeceased by his parents, Clarence and Eileen Card. He is survived by his wife Josie; son Dan; daughter Catherine; brothers Danny (Louise), Gary (Sue), Jeff (Joan), their families and numerous other family and friends. Since childhood, Howie enjoyed spending summers at Gull Lake, MB. with friends and family living life fully, enjoying every aspect of cottage living, especially fishing through the day, drinking and singing by the bonfire at night, and sleeping late the next day. At work, Howard was a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Manitoba with numerous academic and teaching achievements and awards. He earned his BSc. and MSc. degrees at the University of Manitoba and his PhD. at the University of Manchester (UMIST) in England as an Athlone Fellow. A Mullard fellowship at UMIST, an Assistant Professorship at the University of Waterloo, an Associate Professorship at Columbia University, a consultant to the IBM Watson Research Center, an In-House instructor to AT T Bell Labs, and a member of the prestigious Columbia Radiation Laboratory marked the early years of his career. In 1980 Howard and his family returned to Winnipeg to accept a position as Professor in the ECE department at the University of Manitoba. As well as being a distinguished researcher, Howard excelled at teaching, and was highly regarded by his students at all levels. 42 graduate degrees were granted under his supervision. At least seven of Howie's many graduate students have taken up professorships at various universities. A lecture theatre in the new Engineering and Information Technology Complex was recently named in his honour. Howie asked his family to thank doctors Smith, Johnson, Ogarenko, Maxwell, Warrich, and the nursing staff at Ward 5 South of the Victoria General Hospital for their kindness and tremendous care. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to CancerCare Manitoba, P.O. Box 2248, Winnipeg, R3C 4A6. A celebration of Howie's life will be held 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 27 at 3:00 p.m. at Canad Inn - Fort Garry Ambassador - F room (downstairs), 1824 Pembina Hwy. Dress is CASUAL. Neil Bardal Inc. 949-2200

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 26, 2006