Dennis Eugene Howard

Dennis Eugene Howard, 62, died June 18, 2016. He was born Oct. 12, l953 in Jacksonville, to John Paul and Mary Louise Mickler Howard. He graduated from Terry Parker High School in 1971 and from the University of Florida, College of Business Administration in l976.

Dennis enjoyed working in the real estate business until his employment with CSX in l997, first as a conductor and then as an engineer. Dennis truly loved driving the trains and the lasting friendships he made with fellow employees. He was a very enthusiastic Gator fan, a lover of rock n roll, and his favorite place in the world was his family’s lake house in Keystone Heights. Every Saturday you could find Dennis happily riding his mower at the lake, caring for his neighbors’ lawns as well as his own.

He was predeceased by his father, John Paul Howard, and his brothers, Mark Steven Howard and Scott Paul Howard. He is survived by his mother, Mary Louise Howard, sister, Sharon Howard Tanner, son, John Dennis Howard, daughter, Ellen Howard Agrella (Matthew) and granddaughter, Eloise Anne Agrella. He was a member of First Baptist Church.

Services will be held Saturday, June 25 at 1:30 PM at Ortega United Methodist Church, 4807 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32210, the Rev. Jason Knott, Associate Pastor presiding.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Dennis’s memory make donations to Community Hospice Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257 or the American Cancer Society, 1430 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207.

Arrangements entrusted to Hardage Giddens 729 S Edgewood Ave Jax. Fl 32205