Somerville Remembers Former State Rep.

SOMERVILLE, MA — Leaders of the state’s Democratic Party are remembering Former State Rep. Marie Howe, who died earlier this month at the age of 85.

Howe was a Somerville native and resided there nearly her entire life. In the years leading up to her death, she resided at Forestdale Park Senior Living in Malden.

Howe was a State Rep. for the 31st district of Middlesex County from 1965 to 1988.
Highlights of her 23-year tenure include serving as the Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators in 1975, and her 1981 resolution that protected Sri Lankan residents of Somerville in 1981.

“Marie never shied away from her commitment to humanity, at home in Somerville and around the world. As we mourn her passing, we must celebrate her life and look to her as an example as we navigate this new era in our nation's history,” Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan said. “Let us all aspire to be as unflinching and unapologetic an advocate for all of our neighbors as Marie Howe was. Let us never be quieted when we raise our voices to speak on behalf of those who are fighting to be heard.”