Howard N. Eastman Jr. , most recently of Peacham and a longtime CVPS employee, passed away suddenly at home Friday morning, Dec. 8, 2006, at the age of 76. He was born in St. Johnsbury on June 8, 1930, the son of Howard Eastman and Alice (Parmeter) Banks. A 1948 graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy, he served in the National Guard for 22 years, retiring with the rank of major. Howard had worked at Central Vermont Public Service since June of 1953; first in St. Johnsbury, moving to Springfield in 1966, to Rutland in 1967, to Castleton in 1971, and to Swanton in 1975. When he retired, he was the manager of the Northern Division of the company. Recently, Howard enjoyed his three days a week at the Riverside Enrichment Center. Masonry was an important part of his life. He was a member in both the Danville Washburn Lodge 92, F & AM; and the St. Albans Haswell Lodge 39, F & AM. He was also a Shriner and member of Mt. Sinai Temple of Montpelier. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Phyllis Edgerton Eastman, on March 23, 2004. He is survived by three daughters, Judith Langley and her husband Gary of Winchester, N.H. (P.O. Box 87 03470), Jan Eastman and her husband John Marshall of Peacham (P.O. Box 19, 05862), and Joanna Eastman-Gaudreau and her husband Charles Jr. of Clearwater, Fla. (1319 Buckingham Dr. 33756); two grandchildren, Amy Langley and Samantha D. Marshall; two great-grandchildren, Emily and Henry Sargent; two half-sisters, Susan Slayton of Inverness, Fla., and Brenda Eastman of Ashville, N.Y. He was predeceased by two half-brothers, John Eastman and Ransom "Tink" Eastman. Graveside services will be held in the springtime at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in St. Johnsbury, on Friday, June 15, 2007, at 1 p.m., followed by a reception at the Eastman home in Peacham. Memorial contributions may be directed to Riverside Life Enrichment Center, 2104 East Burke Road, Lyndonville VT 05851.