Howard F "Howie" BLESSING

Born

3 February 1948 , Meriden, Connecticut, USA

Died

1 November 2019 , Walla Walla, Washington, USA

Howard F "Howie" married Karen C ZWICK 7 June 1974 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Karen C ZWICK was born 2 November 1950

Parents & Family of Howard F "Howie" BLESSING

Parents of Howard F "Howie" BLESSING

Father

Howard Edward BLESSING

Mother

Frances Ann KONCKI

Grandparents of Howard F "Howie" BLESSING

Paternal grandparents

William Henry BLESSING Agnes J SCHROEDER

Maternal grandparents

Stanley Edward KONCKI Katherine Dombroski KONCKI

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Howard F "Howie" BLESSING married photo of Karen C ZWICK

Karen C ZWICK
Marriage date: 7 June 1974
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Marriage notes:

Name: Karen C Zwick

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 23

Birth Year: abt 1951

Residence Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1974

Marriage Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Spouse:

Howar F Belssing

Notes: officiator Other Clergyman

Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1959-2012

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Birth — 1948
3 February 1948
Meriden, Connecticut, USA

1950 - Meriden, Connecticut

Name: Howard Blessing Jr
Age: 2
Birth Date: abt 1948
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Connecticut
Marital Status: Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Household Members Age Relationship
Howard Blessing
30 Head
Frances Blessing
21 Wife
Carolyn Blessing
3 Daughter
Howard Blessing Jr 2 Son

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1950 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.

1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.

In 1963, on November 22, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza. The assassination shocked the nation and the world, leading to widespread mourning and a period of intense national introspection. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States shortly after Kennedy's death. The assassination sparked numerous conspiracy theories and investigations, with the Warren Commission ultimately concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination. Kennedy's death had a profound impact on American politics and society, marking the end of an era often referred to as 'Camelot.'

1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1969 - Richard M. Nixon becomes President of the United States

1969 - July 20 - Apollo 11 - Man lands on the moon

June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.

1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.

1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1974 Marriage / Partner
Howard F "Howie" BLESSING and Karen C ZWICK 7 June 1974, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 26 years old.

1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

1977 - Jimmy Carter becomes President of the United States

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State occurred on May 18, triggered by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake. It caused the largest landslide in recorded history, followed by a massive lateral blast. The eruption killed 57 people, destroyed 250 homes, and spread ash across the U.S.

1981 - Ronald Reagan becomes President of the United States

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

1982 - The camcorder is invented (Sony Corp., Japan)

1983 - The laptop computer is invented (Radio Shack Corp., United States)

1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members.

1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)

1989 - George H. W. Bush becomes President of the United States

1993 - William J. Clinton becomes President of the United States

2001 - George W. Bush becomes President of the United States

2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes President of the United States

2017 - Donald J. Trump becomes President of the United States

Death — 2019
1 November 2019
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
He died at the age of 71.

Obituary

Howard F. 'Howie' Blessing DMD

Feb. 3, 1948 - Nov. 1, 2019

Howard F. 'Howie' Blessing DMD, 71, died at home Nov. 1, 2019 after a long battle with cancer.

He was born on Feb. 3, 1948, to Howard E. and Frances Koncki Blessing in Meriden, CT. Howie attended Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio graduating with a B.S. degree in 1970. He completed his D.M.D. degree at University of Connecticut Medical/ Dental School in 1974. He joined the United States Public Health Service Corps in the same year. In 1995, he was awarded a Masters in Public Health degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine.

Married in June of 1974 to Karen Zwick, the couple moved to McLaughlin, S.D. where Howie spent his first assignment with Public Health on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. In September, 1976, he was reassigned to National Health Service Corps in Lubec, Maine. Howie provided dental services in Lubec and Eastport, Maine for 12 years before being reassigned to Migrant Health

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Union-Bulletin
Walla Walla, Washington
November 17, 2019

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