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In Honor of a Doughboy’s Service

November 6, 2018

A few years before he died in 1988 at age 98, my grandfather shared some his World War I memories with his nursing home friends. While scarce on details, what he did share remained strong in his mind. Howard Emanuel Stickles, a Simsbury, Connecticut native, served in France with the U.S. Army’s 76th Infantry Division … More In Honor of a Doughboy’s Service

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Retired executive from public, private, and non-profit sector careers; Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity Director Emeritus; and, for outstanding professional achievement, community advocacy, and service to humanity, the recipient of Ohio Weslyan University’s Distinguished Achievement Citation, University of Hartford’s Anchor Award, and Junior Achievement of SW New England Business Hall of Fame’s Spirit of Hope Award.

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