CALAIS – Richard S. Howe, 75, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, at a Calais hospital. Richard was born Oct. 2, 1930, in Buffalo, N.Y., son of the late Lloyd N. and Christine (Soissons) Howe and stepson of the late Katherine Howe. He graduated from Kenmore High School in Kenmore, N.Y. Richard served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1950-1953, serving on the Coast Guard Ice Breaker West Wind in Greenland, and the summers at Montauk Point Light House on Long Island, N.Y. He attended Alfred University in New York and Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics in Pennsylvania. After graduating, he was employed with Pratt Whitney in New Haven, Conn. Richard relocated to Princeton and was employed by Georgia Pacific in Baileyville and worked for the Town of Princeton and the Moosehorn National Wildlife Game Refuge. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Donald Howe, of Grand Lake Stream. Surviving are his brother, Robert G. Howe and wife, Ruth, of Buffalo, N.Y.; two nephews, James and John Howe of Buffalo, N.Y.; and a dear friend, Mary Wallace of Princeton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at St. James the Greater Roman Catholic Church in Baileyville by Father Frank Morin. Burial follow in Princeton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. James the Greater Roman Catholic Church, P.O. Box 369, Baileyville, ME 04694. Arrangement by Mays Funeral Home, Calais. Friends may pay tribute at www.maysfuneralhome.com
RICHARD S. HOWE
