Thomas D. Howson

Thomas D. Howson died peacefully February 24 under hospice care at the Morristown, N.J. home of his sister, Joan H. Clarke, of lung cancer. He was 81.

Mr Howson was a longtime resident of both Newtown and New York City. He was the son of the late Roger and Julie Howson, who were active in this community for many years.

He was a graduate of Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs, Colo., and a 1940 graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Me. He was a world traveler. Locally he volunteered at the C.H. Booth Library’s annual book sale and was influential in the establishment of the library’s Newtown Authors collection.

Mr Howson attained the rank of captain while serving in the Air Corps during World War II.

After the war, he worked at United Airlines until his retirement in 1980. His wife, Anne (Fraser) Howson, whom he met in England after the war, died previously.

In addition to his sister, he is survived by two nieces, Juliet Clarke and her husband, Robert, and Susan Clarke; two nephews, David Clarke and his wife, Wendy, and Benjamin Clarke and his wife, Cynthia; four great-nieces and four great-nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 12 from 2 to 5 pm at 10 Taunton Lake Road, Newtown. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made to the Regional Hospice of Western CT, 30 West Street, Danbury, CT 06816.

Arrangements were by Rowe-Lanterman Home for Funerals, 71 Washington Street, Morristown, N.J.

The Newtown Bee         March 3, 2000