Richard Bradford Howe ’51

Dick died June 10, 2006, of congestive heart failure.

He was born Sept. 9, 1929, in Syracuse, N.Y. Princeton is and has been very much a part of his family: His father was Robert Howe '23, his grandfather was Charles

Howe 1999, and his brother Charles is *57. He went to high school in Toms River, N.J., and majored in history at Princeteon, where he was in NROTC and a member of Quadrangle Club.

On June 12, 1951, Dick graduated from Princeton, received his commission in the Navy, and married Kathleen "Kit" Vaughan. A wonderful day!

Dick's 30-year Navy career included five ocean-going commands and two tours as chief of staff, one with Amphibious Group Two in Norfolk, Va., and the other with the Southern Command Group in Panama, where he assisted in turning over the Panama Canal to the Panamanian government. He retired in 1984 as a captain. He then joined Payne-Lendman, a national personnel consulting firm, where he became senior vice president, retiring for good in 1998.

Dick was an active churchman and master gardener.

He is survived by Kit; three children, twins Leslie H. Cordova and Mark, and Barbara L.; his grandson, Calvin Howe; and a brother, Charles.