Poster from 1979-1980

As he comes to the end of a career,

Howard thinks back to the beginning

Of his Credit Union days, when winning

Wasn’t foremost on his mind, nor was fear

About the future: he’d a ship to steer

Right through the rough waters, with waves dinning

Drums of bank rates against North Shore’s spinning

Event of jumping off its safety pier.

Where would we be now without Howard’s keen

Eye for “flakes”, “drunks” and other non-payers?

Lest he forget, we must remind Howard

Of his undying faith in the unseen

Community of C.U. team players,

Kept on track by him who was no coward.

Sonnet XVII

July 26, 1984