In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Jerome E. Howard can be made to: The Center for Children’s Advocacy, 65 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105 or The Halyn Murtha Family Assistance Fund through the Epilepsy Foundation of CT, 386 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457-3360 or Warriors for Warriors Headquarters c/o Acupuncture, Shiatsu & Oriental Medicine of New England, 339 Flanders Road, Suite 107, East Lyme, CT 06333.