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Published on 09/04/2021
ROBERT LEVER HOWARTH (31.7.27 2.4.2021) Died on 2nd April 2021 aged 93 peacefully following a long battle with dementia. Bob Howarth was MP for Bolton East between 1964 and 1970, leader of Bolton MBC for 24 years from 1980 and Chair of Manchester Airport twice. Bob was a proud Boltonian and was delighted in 2001 when he was made a Freeman of Bolton. As well as being dedicated to serving his local community he was a much-loved husband of Josie (deceased), brother of Irene (deceased), father of Sarah and Michael, father-in-law to Rob and proud granddad to William and Joseph. Due to Covid- 19 restrictions a private funeral will take place and the family requests no flowers but a donation to the Alzheimers Society via this link https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Sarah- Howarth17. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
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Sign in to add a tributeHe was a dedicated and hard working politician committed to serving Bolton, As firstly, Borough Treasurer and then Chief executive, I worked with Bob quite closely. Although he kept his emotions generally out of public sight, beneath the surface was a kind and caring person who showed sympathy and understanding of people and families who faced difficulty or disability. In terms of the politician /officer role he was one of the few politicians that appreciated an officer saying to him what the officer felt he needed to hear rather than t what the politician wanted to hear.
RIP
Brian Collinge
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