- Date Of Birth: November 18, 1920
- Date Of Death: February 1, 2012
- State: Maryland
Departed this life peacefully on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. He was married to his loveing wife, McRein Thompson on February 2, 1945. This was a loving relationship that continued for 56 years, until McRein’s death March 5, 202. From this union they were blessed with eight children; Catherine, Howard, Jr., Joseph, William, Mary, Robert, Deborah and Lewis.