Howard Roy "Howie" Franklin

1930 - 2006  (75 years)

• Name	Howard Roy "Howie" Franklin
  Born	21 Dec 1930	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	H. R. Franklin
  Name	Howie Franklin
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340720
  Died	24 Aug 2006	San Diego, San Diego, California, USA   [1]
  Buried	31 Aug 2006	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I340720	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Captain H.R. "Howie" Franklin - With deep sadness, but loving memories, the family of Howard Franklin invite friends to celebrate his life. Howie passed away in his sleep August 24, at his home in San Diego, CA. Born in 1930 at Galt, ON; Howie knew he wanted to be a pilot at the age of 10 when he watched pilots training with their airplanes for the Second World War. He built dozens of model airplanes and learned much from flying them in the fields around his home. At 16 he took flying lessons at the Brantford Flying Club, and soloed in 4 hours. Continued lessons, earning his instructors license, and good luck got him his chance to fly with TCA in 1952 when he was 21 years old. At age 26 Howie made Captain and flew the next 33 years for TCA and Air Canada. During his off-hours, Howie pursued his second love, building and sailing the ketch "Salty Spray". In the fall of 1986, with the help of three crews made up of eight buddies, he accomplished his dream of taking his boat from Lake Simcoe through the Great Lakes to Chicago and then down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. Eventually he got the boat to the Florida Keys where he enjoyed many warm winters. In 1999 he sold the "Salty Spray" and packed the car to head for San Diego, CA. Home became a 39 foot Motor Home in a 5 Star RV Park on the Bay. For the past four years he volunteered at the San Diego Aerospace Museum in the museum workshop. With a talented group of other retired men they have been building a full scale replica of the famous Gee-Bee racing airplane. Howard is survived by his wife, Jean; daughter, Lynn Thomas and husband David; son, Steve and wife Beverley; daughter-in-law, Michele; grandchildren, Gordon, Abigail, and Mathew, sisters: Reena Jamieson, Hazel Stager, Pat Wright and large family of nieces, nephews, and their children. Resting at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Rd., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends on Wednesday, August 30 from 1-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, August 31 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Ayr Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Captain H. R. "Howie" Franklin - 26 Aug 2006.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Dec 1930 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Aug 2006 - San Diego, San Diego, California, USA Buried - 31 Aug 2006 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth