Howard (or “Broke”) died Dec. 20, 2013. He was 97.
He prepared for Princeton at Newark Academy and the Hotchkiss School. At Princeton he majored in chemical engineering and graduated with high honors. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Tower Club. Freshman and sophomore years he roomed at 313 Henry; junior and senior years at Walker.
After graduate studies in chemical engineering at Princeton, Howard worked in the textile division of DuPont from 1939 to 1976. He retired at age 59 as director of marketing for the industrial-fibers division. Howard did not serve in any wars. His position at DuPont was deemed too essential and his enlistment attempt was denied.
He had a passion for birding that led to his interest in conservation. In 2006 he was awarded the Marion Jenkinson Award for “lifetime service” by the American Ornithologists’ Union. He was a founding patron and longtime trustee of the Delaware Museum of Natural History and served on the board of the Delaware Ornithological Society. As the grandson of American illustrator and artist Howard Pyle and a close friend of Andrew Wyeth, Howard was a great supporter of the arts.
He is survived by children Thomas C.T., Nicholas V.L. ’70, Jeffrey, and Clotida; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two nieces; and one nephew. His wife, Mary Ann, predeceased him by one year. Heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family.