Howard Allen Monta
October 10, 1938 - September 27, 2017
Obituary
Howard Allen Monta
Retired Seattle Police Sergeant, Howard A. Monta, was born in Seattle, Washington in 1938. His wide variety of life experiences instilled within him a desire to be a guardian for others, in addition to a quest for adventure.
During his formative years, there was never a notion that he was destined to be a cop. Howard’s life experiences include: U.S. Air Force (1956 – 1959), Seattle Firefighter (1961 – 1966); U of W student (1966 – 1698); University of Puget Sound (B of A Degree/Public Administration 1974); Seattle Police Officer and Sergeant (1968 – 1997) and author of How Police Officers Get Hired (1999) – a textbok written to assist prspective police candidates.
With the assistance of his talented, lifelong partner in marriage (Liz), Howard became a successful writer.
MY UNCLE RAISED ME LIKE A SON~A LIFE OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OTHERS~AS A SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER HE LOVED TO CATCH THE BAD GUY~PITCHED AGAINST CHICAGO CUBS RON SANTO IN HIGH SCHOOL~WE PLAYED MANY YEARS OF ROLLER HOCKEY TOGETHER~HE MOVED ON TO BE WITH HIS SON AND HIS BELOVED WIFE LIZ~ I’LL MISS YOU HOWARD….
HE WAS THE GREATEST AND WONDERFULEST FATHER IN LAW I HAVE EVER KNOWN AND HE IS TRULY GREATLY MISSED BY ME…
HE WAS THE GREATEST GRANDFATHER I HAVE EVER HAD HE TAUGHT ME A LOT OF THINGS SOME WAS GOOD AND BAD JOKES AND POLICE STORIES, AND FIRE, / AIRFORCE / ROLLED RANKS STORIES, HE WAS THERE FOR MY BIRTHDAY PARTIES, AND HE WAS THERE FOR SOME OF MY TAKEWANDO TOUNERMENTS, AND WE HAD LOTS OF FAMILY TIMES TOGETHER AT THE O.C.B. ETC ETC. HE’S DEARLY MISSED BY ME.
MY UNCLE HOWARD WAS A GOOD MAN. HE TOOK ME IN AT 12 YEARS OLD AND RAISED ME LIKE HIS OWN. MY FOND MEMORIES ARE OF HIS FIREMAN AND POLICEMAN STORIES, ROLLER SKATING, AND ROCK N ROLL. I ALWAY’S RESPECTED AND ADMIRED HOWARD. I KNOW THE THOUSANDS OF TEENAGERS WHO WENT TO THE TEEN DANCES AT LAKE HILLS ROLLER RINK THAT UNCLE HOWARD AND AUNT BETTY (LIZ) PUT ON WOULD SAY THE SAME. WE ALL LOVED THEM BOTH. I HOPE THEY KNEW HOW MUCH. AND NOW HOWARD AND LIZ , YOU ARE TOGETHER AGAIN. PUT YOUR DANCING SHOES BACK ON. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH.
Howard was an example of his nickname on the Police Force “Howard the Good” Howard was a tremendous Crime Fighter and tried to find the Good in the Bad. Tom another Motorcycle Officer said their Group was called “The Good Bad and Ugly” Howard was the good
When Howard was around you always feeled safe. Howard captured Bike Robbers and Car Theives while off duty in Ballard
Howard will be very missed by all us who knew him
May the God of the Universe Bless Howard
ABOVE PIC’S OF OUR HOWARD: 1. HOWARD LIFTING PAIRS PARTNER AT RINK 2. HOWARD WITH FIRST LADY ROSLYN CARTER ON POLICE MOTERCYCLE DETAIL. 3. JUST BEFORE RETIREMENT. 4. HOWARD WITH WIFE AND SON AND GOOFY FACED ME AT THE LAKE HILLS ROLLER RINK. 5. FOUR GENERATION’S OF MONTA’S, HOWARD WITH DAD, SON AND GRANDSON. 6. 1975 NATIONAL ROLLER HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS DES MOINES,IOWA WITH HOWARD ON THE BOTTEM LEFT.. 7. HOWARDS BOOK WHICH HE WAS VERY PROUD OF.