1954
Janet
2016
Janet Mary Howes
August 3, 1954 — April 27, 2016
Janet Mary Howes nee: Baier of Saint Peters, MO, died on Wednesday April 27, 2016, at the age of 61. Loving wife of Alan Howes; beloved daughter of Lester and Mildred Baier; devoted mother of Emily Howes and Russell "R.J." Howes; dear sister of Patricia (Larry) Dittmeier and Joseph (Mildred) Baier.
Howes, who graduated from McCluer High in 1972, devoted her life to her family and volleyball and is a member of the United States Volleyball Hall of Fame.
She began her volleyball career with the North County YMCA. After high school, Howes played at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Mich., under legendary coach Mick Haley, who is now the coach at the University of Southern California.
From there, Howes went to SIU-Carbondale, which at the time didn’t have a varsity women’s volleyball team. That didn’t stop her from making the 1980 Olympic team, but she and her teammates never got the chance to compete due to the boycott.
Howes was on the US National team from 1975 to 1983. She was also a part of the German National Training Team in the mid 80's.
Howes went on to coach volleyball on many different levels. She brought the same passion coaching a 12-and-under team as she did coaching a NCAA Division I squad. She even coached St. Louis University in the 1980’s
Howes was also a volleyball official, presiding over matches anywhere from 12-and-under to Division I. She also officiated postseason Division I matches.
Memorials to the family for final expenses.
Howes, who graduated from McCluer High in 1972, devoted her life to her family and volleyball and is a member of the United States Volleyball Hall of Fame.
She began her volleyball career with the North County YMCA. After high school, Howes played at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Mich., under legendary coach Mick Haley, who is now the coach at the University of Southern California.
From there, Howes went to SIU-Carbondale, which at the time didn’t have a varsity women’s volleyball team. That didn’t stop her from making the 1980 Olympic team, but she and her teammates never got the chance to compete due to the boycott.
Howes was on the US National team from 1975 to 1983. She was also a part of the German National Training Team in the mid 80's.
Howes went on to coach volleyball on many different levels. She brought the same passion coaching a 12-and-under team as she did coaching a NCAA Division I squad. She even coached St. Louis University in the 1980’s
Howes was also a volleyball official, presiding over matches anywhere from 12-and-under to Division I. She also officiated postseason Division I matches.
Memorials to the family for final expenses.
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