He was a classics professor at UW-Madison who taught about 26,000 students. More, he believed, than any other faculty member. She was an arts and literature lecturer, denied tenure because she was a “faculty wife.” The prominent UW-Madison couple died within two days of each other. A memorial service for Herbert and Evelyn (Eve) Mitchell Howe will be held Friday. He died June 29 at age 98; she at age 94 on July 1. The Howes were, for many years, familiar characters on campus ? frequently seen walking or riding bikes to and from their home in the University Heights neighborhood because they didn?t own a car.
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