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Cartoonist Howie Schneider dies
Banner Daily Update posted Thurs. June 28
By Sally Rose
Banner Staff
He made us laugh, each week, time and again. At ourselves and at the rest of the world. He had a quirky and comical lens through which he observed life’s events, both national and local, and an incredible talent for sharing that humor with the rest of us through his cartoons and comic strips.
Howie Schneider, well-loved long-time Banner cartoonist and author of the nationally syndicated comic strip “Eek and Meek,” died early today, June 28, from complications following heart surgery.
In addition to his popular weekly cartoon in the Banner, called “Unshucked,” he was well-known as the author of several nationally syndicated comic strips. “Eek and Meek” ran for 35 years, starting in 1965 and ending in March 2000, when Schneider decided to devote more time to writing children’s books. Other comic strips include “The Circus of P.T. Bimbo,” which ran from 1975-’83, and in 2003 Howie launched the “The Sunshine Club,” which looked at aging and the ups and downs of life for the elderly.
Schneider found great humor in both local and national politics and could point his arrow of fierce wit at Provincetown Town Hall or the White House with equal and great ease.
He was also the author of several children’s books, including his two most recently published, “Wilky the White House Cockroach” and “Chewy Louie.”
Schneider won two first place awards from the New England Press Association for his Banner cartoons.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Seligson, and his son, Evan Schneider, and Evan’s family.
See next week’s Banner for more on the life of Howie Schneider and plans for memorial services.
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Jun 28th, 2007