MILLENNIUM MOMENT

One of the first postmasters of Corona del Mar, Grant Howald was also the

longest-serving.

Howald served in World War II before moving to Corona del Mar permanently

in 1948.

As if all his dedicated service in the post office was not enough, Howald

volunteered much of his free time developing centers for youth and senior

citizens. Howald founded the OASIS senior center with his wife, Inez.

OCC named Howald Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 1979, and he was Corona del Mar’s Man of the Year in the 1970s. Corona del Mar’s Community

Youth Center was named after him (it’s now Grant Howald Park).

Grant and Inez Howald had been married for 61 years when he died in 1996

at the age of 85.

MILLENNIUM MOMENT celebrates the people who have made major contributions

to theNewport-Mesa community this century.