Jarrett Scott Howe

Jarrett Scott Howe

1995 ~ 2024

After a long and debilitating battle with depression and anxiety, Jarrett Scott Howe, of Highland, UT passed away on May 6, 2024. Jarrett is deeply loved and missed by his parents, Chris and Sandi Howe, and his siblings Spencer, Cami, Noelle, and Jaden and many extended family members and friends.

Jarrett’s 29 years were divided into two parts: Before The Accident and After.

Before The Accident: Jarrett was born on April 11, 1995. As a child, he was expressive, active, and decisive. He had an impeccable memory and had no limits to his energy or creativity. As a teenager, Jarrett was actively involved in sports and church, and was a straight-A student at Lone Peak High School. He was inseparable from his many friends and spent hours with them playing video games, having backyard pool parties, and getting into typical teenage-boy mischief. Intensely curious and highly intelligent, he was a natural leader, with charisma and confidence that drew people to him. He enjoyed defying traditional societal norms and pushed against rules that didn’t make sense to him. He welcomed each of his siblings when they joined the family with open arms and loved each one of them fiercely.

After the Accident: Jarrett sustained a severe traumatic brain injury in 2010 during a basketball game and the trajectory of his life changed. Afflicted by blinding headaches, frequent seizures, and deteriorating mental and emotional health conditions, Jarrett became more introspective, more subdued, and more withdrawn. This was a softer, more sensitive side of Jarrett, as seen in his tenderness for animals and his kindness toward his loved ones. Still determined to be his own authority, he shifted his pursuits from formal education to personal questing for knowledge, particularly in the areas of science and technology. He became increasingly concerned about environmental issues such as the depletion of the Colorado River. Though at times his world became darkened, he found solace in spending time outdoors hiking and camping, finding truth in what Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: “In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.” Jarrett went down many roads to alleviate and manage his emotional and physical pain and was ultimately unable to find the peace he was seeking.

Those of us left behind are profoundly grateful for the time we did have with him. Though we may never truly understand the extent of his anguish, we do know that we loved him and were loved by him, and that we are better for it.

Please join us in celebrating Jarrett’s life at one or both of the following:

Open House – Friday, May 10, 2024 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 4194 Elk Cove Circle, Highland, UT 84003

Memorial Service – Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at View Pointe Ward Chapel, 11162 Alpine Highway, Highland, UT 84003

Donations may be offered at: https://gofund.me/9d9eb735