Thanks to all of you who helped him, encouraged him, were patient with both of us, and loved him.Ī huge thank you to those who have been here for both of us through some very painful and difficult times. You, sharing your remembrances and feelings about what Big Man meant to each of you – how you experienced him, what you may have learned by knowing him, and how you loved him.īig Man was able to share both his deep and profound love of music and his determined struggle for human rights for all oppressed people, here, in this county. The posts which would be the most meaningful to him are the ones from all of you, not the obits in the press. I know he would be so very moved and honored reading them. I guess I am still doing what Big Man would have wanted me to do, posting and sharing all these wonderful, heartfelt messages – condolences, impressions, memories, stories and tributes (copied below). I have wonderful memories to cherish and take comfort in knowing that he is at peace. I am grateful to have been able to have these years with him and happy he (and I) got to spend time with his comrades. He was the love of my life and I will miss him forever. Above all else, Elbert “Big Man” Howard loved his comrades and all oppressed people, who he never stopped fighting for. on July 23, Big Man joined the ancestors.

– Photo: Jeff Kan Lee, Sonoma Press DemocratĪt 6:13 a.m. By Carole Hyams-Howard This photo is a favorite of Big Man’s wife, Carole.

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